Our Pastor
Reverend Dr. John C. Warren
Dr. Warren (better known as Pastor John) was born in New York City, New York. He is married to Betty and they have two children, Paul and Elizabeth.
Dr. Warren has over 40 years in Christian ministry, several years as an Anglican priest, and 38 years in the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church, serving in West Virgina, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Pastor John has served the following:
The Mustard Seed Cooperative Parish
Concord St. Andrews , a cross-cultural, cross-racial appointment in Bethesda, Maryland
Oxon Hill, a cross-cultural, cross-racial appointment in Oxon Hill, Maryland
St. John the Evangelist United Methodist/Presbyterian USA and was also a cross-cultural, cross-racial appointment that was a More Light Reconciling Congregation in Columbia, MD
Simpson-Hamline, Washington, D.C.
Mt. Zion, Baltimore, Maryland
Mt. Zion, Martinsburg, West Virginia
District Level
District Treasurer, Washington East
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Methodist Home
Conference Level
Vice President of the Board of Trustees
Northeast Jurisdictional Representative to NACEC
Member of the Board of Directors, Board of Child Care
Served on Religion & Race Commission
Served on the Conference Secretarial Staff
Conference Worship Committee
Conference Statistician
Vice President, Equitable Compensation
President, Equitable Compensation
On the National Level
Served as Vice President Equitable Compensation
President Equitable Compensation
Immediate Past President Equitable Compensation
Education
B.A. Columbia
M.T.S. Virginia Theological Seminary
MDiv Howard University School of Religion
S.T.D Virginia Theological Seminary
A K Rice Institute of Psychiatry
Miscellaneous
Elected City Council, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Mayor’s Task Force on Domestic Violence, Baltimore, Maryland
Chairman on HUD for Urban Renewal, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Taught World Religion for Berkley County, West Virginia
Instructor for the Alban Institute
Chaplain, Howard County Fire & Rescue
Honorary Chaplain, Baltimore City