About the Pastor

Carl Howard has served as pastor of Hedgesville Presbyterian Church since January 2004.

     A Master of Divinity graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., he also has served as a chaplain at the University of Maryland Hospital Center in Baltimore and at the Ingleside at Rock Creek Presbyterian Retirement Center in Washington, D.C.

     Before entering the ministry, Pastor Carl was a foreign service officer handling public affairs for the Department of State. He and his wife Beverly served at embassies and consulates overseas for 20 years, 12 of them in Brazil. Earlier, he was a journalist. A native of Texas, he holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Pastor Carl also studied national security issues at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and Latin American affairs at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru.

      The Howards enjoy music, gardening, and being with their two granddaughters, children of daughter Lita and her husband Orlando Gois.          

 

"We are the church as God intended ...

...a community of believers who come together to follow the teachings of the Bible and spread the message of God's love. Along the way, we teach and share. We sing and laugh. We roll up our sleeves and get involved. And sometimes, we're quietly still in the presence of God."

 We sponsor Boy Scout Troop 137 and Cub Scout Pack 137.