Bishop Othal Hawthorne Lakey, Presiding Prelate of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Sixth Episcopal District appointed the Rev. Dr. Marvin J. Howard, Sr., of Alamo, Georgia pastor of Holsey Chapel C.M.E. Church, effective June 25, 2008. Over 1,600 persons met in Macon, Georgia during the week for a Quadrennial Annual Conference. Dr. Howard was born in Montezuma, Georgia where he attended both elementary and high school. Upon graduating in 1977, he attended and graduated from Albany State University in Albany, Georgia with a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Master’s Degree in Middle Grades Education, and L-5 certificate in Leadership. He furthered his education and earned an Education Specialist Degree in Leadership from Troy State University in Alabama. He earned his Doctoral degree from Nova Southwestern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Howard has attended several other colleges and University such as: Brewton-Parker College (Mount Vernon, Georgia), Valdosta State University (Valdosta, Georgia), and South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, South Carolina).Professionally, Dr. Howard has taught in Telfair County and has been an administrator throughout the area. Currently, Dr. Howard is the principal of Montgomery County Middle School in Mount Vernon, Georgia. Dr. Howard has spent 20 years as a middle and high school coach. While in Telfair County, he was the head coach of the girl’s basketball, head coach of girls and boy’s track team, head coach of the softball team, and an assistant coach in football. While in Hinesville, Dr. Howard served as an assistant basketball and football coach at Bradwell Institute. Dr. Howard has been pastoring for 27 years. He has pastored churches in Dawson, Richland, Alamo, Cochran, Soperton, Mount Vernon, Ailey, and Higgston, Georgia. Lastly, he pastored Saint John A.M.E. Church in Ailey, Georgia. He is married to Susie A. McRae Howard (25 years, a teacher at Montgomery County Elementary School). They have two children: Marvin "Jerome" Howard, Jr. (a junior at Georgia Tech), and Angel Renee Howard (a senior atMontgomery County High School). His motto is: "If God brings you to it, He will bring youthrough it." Additional details and pictures are available at http://www.cmefitzgerald.org/ .
