W.V.'s Early Ministry

Rev. Grant pastored Soul's Harbor in Toledo, Ohio from 1972-73, located at 515 Main Street. This, his first church, grew powerfully during the 2 full years he was there. Misty was born there, but soon the Lord began to lead him towards the evangelistic and mission field. He resigned and began traveling.

However, soon, he felt the Lord definitely speaking to him to found and establish a church, Cathedral of Compassion, in Cincinnati. It was here, for nearly 10 years, the ministry grew like wildfire. After first establishing the church at 15th and Race Streets in downtown Cincinnati, television doors began to open, and after three years the church was moved to 4800 Vine Street in the St. Bernard section of Cincinnati-a virtual television production studio. For 7 more years he pastored there, ministering in a capacity-full "Miracle Rally" every Saturday evening and maintaining a full evangelistic revival schedule, ministering nearly 300 nights per year during that time.

The ministry grew in stature and in reputation, and soon he was on television in over 100 cities each week. The "Gifts of Healing" that God has entrusted him with opened doors that no mortal man could open. Scores of newspapers from "The Atlanta Constitution", to "The Providence Journal" featured his ministry and crusades on their front page headlines (see our "World of Knowledge" hyperlink for his "Life Story" book).

He never thought, after the rapid and tremendous growth of his ministry in Cincinnati, a predominantly-Catholic city, that God would ever lead him to leave. However, God had other plans, when he called his famous father, Rev. W. V. Grant, Sr. on to heaven‹and not wanting what his father had worked for all of his life to die, he left and re-established his ministry in his former hometown of Dallas.