Reverend Hugh Anderson, II was born on March 18, 1944, in Gainesville, FL, to Superintendent Hugh Anderson, Sr. (Deceased), and Mother Ella Louise Anderson (Deceased). He is the oldest of eight children; he has five brothers (one Deceased), and two sisters.
His early education began at St. Augustines' Parochial School, and Lincoln High School. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1961, Salutatorian of his class, and soon received a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education-Piano in 1967 from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL.
He was drafted to serve in the United States Army during the Vietnam War era and served the Army service to the best of his ability. God certainly intervened for Rev. Anderson at this point in his life; after being recognized and commended for his great effort in basic training, he was sent to Munich, Germany. There, he served as a Military Intelligence Analyst, and also studied at the University of Maryland's Munich, Germany branch.
Rev. Anderson received a Master of Divinity degree in Pastoral Counseling and Biblical Studies in 1980 from the Interdenominational Theological Center/Charles Harrison Mason Seminary in Atlanta, GA.
He was called to the ministry in August, 1962 (at the age of 18), the same night that he received the Lord as his personal savior. He accepted the call in January, 1963, and served as Associate Minister and Minister of Music with his father until 1976, as well as District Music Vice-President (1963-1976) and President (1985-2000) totaling 37 years. He has conducted many revivals throughout the southeast, an has worked with other evangelists.
Rev. Anderson also served for 17 years as District Superintendent of Sunday Schools. He was Florida's (3rd Jurisdictional) State Minister of Music for about 5 years, and served as State Trustee Board Member. He served for many years on the steering commitee for the youth department. He was appointed pastor of Pine Street Church of God in Christ in Starke, Florida, in 1981, and served there for 10 1/2 years.
Rev. Anderson moves in the ministry gifts of healing, word of knowledge, teaching, and is anointed to preach the Word. After serving in Starke, Florida, he felt the leading of the Lord to plant a church in his hometown of Gainesville, FL; on October 6, 1991, Solid Rock Evangelistic Center COGIC began its ministry. In the year 2000, the ministry's name changed to now Solid Rock Ministry Network COGIC. Rev. Anderson was in pastoral ministry in Gainesville for 11 years. He has since relocated the ministry to Orlando, FL, and God is abundantly delivering a message of hope, deliverance, and empowerment like never before. The harvest is ripe and laborers are working in the vineyard. Many new levels of ministry are being birthed to create an awesome atmosphere of praise to the almighty God.
Rev. Anderson has many outstanding accomplishments: He founded and served as Band and Choral Director for 4 years at Interlachen High School in Interlachen, FL; General Music teacher at Lancaster Youth Development Center for 3 years, Homiletics tutor at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia; Pastoral Counselor at Grady Memorial Hospital; Military Intelligence Analyst in the United States Army; tutor at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia; he is listed in Who's Who in American Christian Leaders; he started the ground-work for Solid Rock Ministry Network in 1977 while studying at C.H. Mason Seminary in Atlanta, GA; he was a quarter-finalist winner in the American Music Festival for the song "Everything Must Change"; he has several copyrighted songs and instrumental works and soon-to-be-published songs and works. Rev. Anderson has also received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Saint Thomas Christian College in Jackonville, FL.
Rev. Anderson was married to Fernsene La'Verne Monuel-Anderson for 32 years; First Lady Anderson passed in 2005. He has been blessed with 5 children (in this order): Hulaunda (musician/drummer), Montria (singer), Crystal (University of Florida graduate/pianist), Hugh III (producer and Full Sail Recording Arts student), and Christian (producer and Full Sail Recording Arts student).
