Senior Pastor - Chris Curvin

The Reverend Dr. E. Chris Curvin became Pastor and Head of Staff at Northwood Presbyterian on November 1, 2005.  Prior to coming to Northwood he served churches in Alabama, Florida, (St. Petersburg and Sarasota), and Edinburgh, Scotland. “Chris” is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and Columbia Theological Seminary.  Chris and his wife, Joyce, have two children, Will (12) and Ben (9).  For a more complete biography - Click Here   The Reverend Dr. E. Chris Curvin ChrisCurvin@northwoodpc.org

Chris, Will, Joyce, and Ben

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 Interim Associate Pastor - Bob Davenport

The Reverend Robert Davenport bobdavenport@northwoodpc.org

Following  thirty years as a pastoral counselor and teacher of pastoral counseling in Maryland, Bob has returned to his birthplace to become a tethered interim pastor.  He has served two churches in this presbytery for 18 months each before beginning at Northwood in November.  This is his first interim associate pastor position.  He says of interim ministry: ”I’m just here 'til someone better comes along,” and he hopes they will not hurry.  His major responsibility will be to offer pastoral care services to the congregation and to support the work of lay pastoral caregivers.  Bob is married to the Rev. Marcia Davenport, an Episcopal Priest at St. Johns in Tampa where she is the chaplain in the day school and is known as Mother Marcia.  Bob holds degrees from the University of Florida, The Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Yale Divinity School and Vanderbilt Divinity School.  He has discovered that his doctorate serves him very well when he wants to get a physician on the phone, and that a perfectly adequate form of address is “Bob” as long as you don’t spell it backward.

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