Alton Hardy is an ordained teaching elder of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and serves as the pastor and founder of Urban Hope Community Church in Fairfield, Alabama.  He is also the co-founder of Urban Hope Development in Fairfield and the visionary behind the Urban Hope Leadership Initiative (UHLI), a one-year intensive discipleship and training program for African American college graduates. The UHLI is raising up urban leaders that will serve urban communities for generations to come after gaining a deeper understanding of the urban community’s unique complexities and pathologies.

Alton, a native of Selma, Alabama, resided in Louisville, Kentucky and Grand Rapids, Michigan for many years before returning to Alabama. Alton’s educational background includes degrees from Alpena Community College, Reformed Bible College, and Calvin Seminary, as well as a Certificate of Completion from Antioch Leadership Training in Reformed Preaching. Alton is happily married to his wife, Sandra, and they have five children. In his free time, he enjoys praying, reading voraciously, and reflecting on God and his providence. Alton is passionate about addressing the conditions facing urban communities and living out true gospel reconciliation.