Our Pastors

A Miami native, Steve Alessi was called into ministry at the age of 19 and has faithfully answered that call through Pastoral ministry for over 30 years. After graduating from Southeastern University in 1984, he served along side his parents as Associate Pastor of Grace Church of Kendall and in 1997 he founded Metro Life Church in Doral, Florida, with his wife, Mary Alessi, an accomplished worship leader, singer, songwriter and National recording artist. Today he enjoys doing ministry with the help and involvement of his son Christopher, and three teenage daughters, Stephanie, Lauren and Gabrielle. Under his leadership, Metro Life Church has a growing local campus, a vibrant and innovative online campus and a local television presence in South Florida, as well as local and global outreaches through its Project Love ministries. Steve serves his local community as a member on the Doral and Faith Based Charities Advisory Committee and is the Chaplain of the Doral Police Department. He also enjoys the fellowship of his Pastor, Mike Hayes, and the Churches in Covenant (CIC Network) in Dallas, Texas. In May of 2005, Steve received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Faith Christian University in Orlando, Florida. For fun he enjoys a good ride on his Harley, boating with his family and fishing with friends.