Pastor Erik Vance is the president and founder of the globally recognized “Pray or Die” Movement.

Vance started the movement to emphasize the importance of prayer to a prayer-less, dying generation. Pastor Vance has made numerous media appearances on outlets such as BET, CNN, TBN, and The Word Network. Vance's Pray Or Die! has also had product placements in a Tyler Perry movie and has also been a worldwide trending topic on social media.

Pastor Vance is also an itinerant speaker who has traveled around the country speaking at major universities, revivals and conventions.

Pastor Vance is a licensed and ordained minister who has served as a Campus Pastor at Georgia State University and Clark-Atlanta University. Vance holds a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and Business Management/Marketing from Georgia State University. Vance also holds a Master of Divinity from Morehouse School of Religion in conjunction with The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC). Pastor Vance is currently enrolled in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he is in a Doctoral of Ministry program with a concentration on Contextualized Preaching.

Ironically Pastor Vance won the Martin Luther King Sr. Award from Morehouse School of Religion prior to becoming the senior pastor at Floyd Chapel Baptist Church the church where Martin Luther King Sr. was licensed and ordained as a minister.

Vance is also passionate about education as he lives by the motto of Benjamin E. Mays’ quote: “Education is my salvation.”

Vance is an Educator in the public schools in Fort Worth, TX where he is a Behavioral Intervention Specialist. Vance has over 10 years of leadership experience in Ministry and Education. Vance is currently the Senior Pastor of Southside Community Church in Ft. Worth, Texas.