Pastor, Bridge Street Church. The product of a long line of pastors, Reverend David Byron Cousin, Sr. was born in Norfolk, Virginia to Bishop and Mrs. Philip Robert Cousin, Sr.  Rev. Cousin received his formative education in Durham, NC.  He relocated to Birmingham, AL in 1976 after his father was elected to the episcopacy of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.  After graduating from high school in 1977, Rev. Cousin entered Alabama State University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English.  On May 13, 1984, Rev. Cousin received his Master of Divinity degree in Marriage and Family Counseling from Boston University School of Theology.