Our pastor, Reverend Joseph W. Clark, is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He is a 1994, magna cum laude, graduate of Morehouse College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in English. In 1997 Reverend Clark graduated from Harvard Law School. He is an attorney licensed to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Reverend Clark accepted his call to the ministry in 1991 and has been actively engaged in ministry for over sixteen years. He was ordained an Itinerant Deacon in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Second Episcopal District, in 1994. Reverend Clark continued serving God principally through youth ministry, visiting the sick, and developing church based-community initiatives and programs. In 1999, Reverend Clark traveled throughout southern Africa teaching, preaching, and developing ministries. He assisted in developing a nationwide conference on AIDS in Botswana. In 1999, his work in the church led Ebony magazine to recognize him as one of thirty promising leaders under the age of thirty.
Recently, Reverend Clark served as Minister to Youth and Young Adults at Mount Olive AME Church in Annapolis. Among other accomplishments, he developed a summer camp for children. He also taught a weekly Bible study, advised the church community development corporation, and assisted the church in all other aspects of ministry.
Our pastor is the loving husband of Keisha Streeter-Clark and the proud father of Amira, age 8, William, age 4 and Joey 9-months. He has found particular strength and direction from the 23rd Psalm. Reverend Clark was officially welcomed to Fort Washington Christian Church on Sunday, September 16, 2007. All are welcome to attend.
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