Pastor's Bio

Rev. Dr. Marva L.Gordon, Ph.D, has been in the ministry since June, 1987. In 1999, she entered a five year training program and, was ordained an Itinerant Elder on August 31,2003. Her ordination took place in The Colorado Conference, of the Fifth Episcopal District.,Denver, Colorado.

Dr. Gordon received her doctorate degree from St. John's University, Queens, New York in 1983. After receiving her Ph.D, she became Board Certified as a Medical Sociolgist. Pastor Gordon is also a Registered Professional Nurse, whose specialty areas are, family practice and administration.She has been in academia since 1975, City University of New York, Brooklyn College.She has been a Clinical Professor at Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland ,Ohio. Cleveland State University and Youngstown University in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Gordon is presently an Adjunct Associate Professor for the College of Nursing, at the University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, Arizona.

Pastor Gordon has received numerous Appreciation Certificates and Recognition Plaques from the Office of the Mayor in Tucson, for her visionary leadership and tenacity in coordinating human service needs within the greater Tucson community,from a health,business, and, educational perspective.. On June 3,2004, Dr. Gordon received the prestigious Presidential Award from The City University of New York, College of Technology for her dedicated years of commitment and, involvement in community and student activism. Dr. Gordon has also received awards for her chairing national and inter-national clinical conferences in nursing. As an Citizen's Ambassador to China, Japan, Hong Kong and, Mongolia , Dr. Gordon has not only led discussion groups in research, administration and the nursing sciences, she has published over twenty articles in the newspapers, journals and books. Pastor Gordon has also won writing and speaking awards. She has edited and published three books. Chemical Dependency: Out Of Control in April,1987. A Sharing Of Nursing Interest in 1988.The newest published book is," The Satiable Quest: A Guiding Source For Sound Reasoning."