Evergreen Staff and Officers
Rev. Dr. Marcia J. Patton
Executive Minister
The Rev. Marcia Patton is the first Executive Minister of Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches, installed in June of 2004. She worked with the organizers of Evergreen Association, a group of churches invited by the American Baptist Churches of Northwest to form a new region. Evergreen Association is unique among American Baptists because it is organized around ethnic caucuses and does its work by consensus. Evergreen is serious about building bridges of relationship among its ethnically diverse churches.
Marcia earned a Ph.D. from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a Masters of Divinity and Masters of Arts in Religion from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (currently known as Palmer Seminary). She was born in Western Pennsylvania and reared in southeastern Michigan. She earned her Bachelors at Michigan State University. She served as Associate Minister for churches in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, Salt Lake City, Utah and Somerville New Jersey. She was ordained at First Baptist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah. Marcia served as Associate Executive Minister with the American Baptist Churches of the Northwest for 13 years.
Marcia earned a Ph.D. from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a Masters of Divinity and Masters of Arts in Religion from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (currently known as Palmer Seminary). She was born in Western Pennsylvania and reared in southeastern Michigan. She earned her Bachelors at Michigan State University. She served as Associate Minister for churches in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, Salt Lake City, Utah and Somerville New Jersey. She was ordained at First Baptist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah. Marcia served as Associate Executive Minister with the American Baptist Churches of the Northwest for 13 years.
E. Clem Winbush
Executive Administrative Assistant and Minister of Mission Education
E. Clem Winbush currently serves as the Minister of Mission Support and Administration for the Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches. She is an associate of the Natural Evangelism Team (NET) for the region. She has found her niche in working with God’s people in American Baptist congregations.
She earned a BS degree in English Education from Savannah State University, Savannah GA; a Master of Administration and a Washington State Principal Certificate through Western Washington University, Bellingham. Previously Clem served for 21 years as an educator in the public schools of Anne Arundel County Maryland, and Renton and Bellevue WA. Most of her career in public school education was spent working in Middle Schools with 6–8th graders.
Clem and her husband James are the parents of two daughters, and two grandchildren. They serve the Community Church of Issaquah, where James is pastor.
She earned a BS degree in English Education from Savannah State University, Savannah GA; a Master of Administration and a Washington State Principal Certificate through Western Washington University, Bellingham. Previously Clem served for 21 years as an educator in the public schools of Anne Arundel County Maryland, and Renton and Bellevue WA. Most of her career in public school education was spent working in Middle Schools with 6–8th graders.
Clem and her husband James are the parents of two daughters, and two grandchildren. They serve the Community Church of Issaquah, where James is pastor.
Executive Committee Chair: Rev. Curtis Price
Euro Caucus Clergy, pastor of Wedgewood Community Church, Seattle
Executive Committee Vice Chair: Ken Curl
Black Caucus Layman, member of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Baptist Church
Treasurer: Rev. Perla Belo
Asian Caucus Clergy, member of Filipino-American Christian Fellowship, Lynnwood
Executive Committee Members
Asian Representative: Rev. Peter Koshi
Black Representative: Mrs. Stephanie Commandest
Euro Representative: Mrs. Marjorie Burns
Black Representative: Mrs. Stephanie Commandest
Euro Representative: Mrs. Marjorie Burns
Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches | Phone
(253) 859-2226