| Except for the period from 1989 to 1994 when he was synod associate
in the Synod of the Covenant, Doug has served the church as a
pastor throughout his career. Immediately prior to his appointment
as a mission co-worker, Doug was pastor of First Presbyterian
Church, Coudersport, Pennsylvania (1995 – 2003). He was
pastor of Cranston Memorial Presbyterian Church in New Richmond,
Ohio, from 1972 to 1989, and pastor of Condit United Presbyterian
Church in Sunbury, Ohio, from 1968 to 1972.
Doug holds a doctor of divinity degree from McCormick Theological
Seminary in Chicago, Illinois, a master’s of divinity from
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky,
and a bachelor’s in sociology from Grove City College in
Grove City, Pennsylvania.
Doug was ordained in Geneva Presbyterian in 1968, and he has
been a minister member of the Presbytery of North Umberland since
1995. He is accompanied in Nicaragua by his wife, Penn Garvin.
Birthday: July 11
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