WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH, UNIVERSITY CENTER

Dr. Alton K. Parks, I, is a native of Detroit, Michigan. He accepted his call to preach the
gospel in 1992 at the age of fifteen and began his ministry at Greater Ebenezer
Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Bishop William H. Murphy, Sr.
Throughout his ministry, Dr. Parks has faithfully served the Church in numerous pastoral,
ministerial, and leadership capacities. He serves on the ministerial and leadership staff of
Greater New Psalmist Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio, under the leadership of Bishop
Brehon L. Hall, D.Min., Senior Pastor and Vice Presider of the Global United Fellowship
International.

Dr. Parks is academically prepared for ministry and committed to lifelong learning. He
earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Baker College in Flint, Michigan. He
also holds a Master of Arts in Religion with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling, a Master
of Divinity, and a Doctor of Ministry with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling. He is
currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Biblical Exposition at Liberty University’s
Rawlings School of Divinity.

In addition to his theological and pastoral training, Dr. Parks is a nationally certified
marital and premarital facilitator through PREPARE/ENRICH and SYMBIS—Saving
Your Marriage Before It Starts. He also holds a Suicide PAIR Certificate of Completion
in suicide awareness, intervention, and prevention.

In 2017, Dr. Parks was called into pastoral ministry in the city of Detroit, where he
faithfully served two local congregations. On March 13, 2026, he was called to serve as
Senior Pastor of Westwood Baptist Church University Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Parks is a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. He also serves the Global
United Fellowship International as Provincial Administrator for the Midwest Province,
providing administrative leadership across Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky,
and Wisconsin.

Dr. Parks is married to Mrs. Dell J. Parks. Together, they are the proud parents of six
children and grandparents of three grandchildren.
At the heart of Dr. Parks’ ministry is a passion for proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ
with biblical integrity, practical application, and a compassionate human touch. He
remains committed to “changing a generation” one life at a time.