| REVEREND DENNIS E. WHITMORE Pastor of Hilltop Christian Fellowship Clear Spring, MD |
| Rev. Dennis E. Whitmore is the Pastor of Hilltop Christian Fellowship in Clear Spring, MD. Pastor Dennis was born and raised in Baltimore City, graduating from Towson University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. His wife, Marcella, was an experienced librarian, having earned her Masters of Library Science from University of Maryland, College Park. Marcella is a full time stay-at-home mom with their daughters Elizabeth and Joanna. They live on Saint Paul Road, Clear Spring, MD. Pastor Dennis served the three church Potomac Charge in rural Big Pool, Maryland for seven years (July 1995 – July 2002). He then became Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Laurel, Maryland, from July 2002 to June 2007 where he served as Vice-President of the Laurel Clergy Association. Prior to coming to the three church Potomac Charge, Pastor Dennis was a second-career pastor with a background in health and fitness. He was a salesman, manager, and personal trainer in Baltimore area health clubs for eight years. The Lord used his physical fitness training and experience to teach him spiritual fitness. He graduated from Wesley Seminary, Washington, D.C. in 1995 and has been a pastor since then. Pastor Dennis writes a weekly column, "Points to Ponder", for the Picket Newspaper in Hagerstown, Maryland. Those articles can be found on Hilltop Christian Fellowship’s web site. |
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This article appeared in the Herald Mail Newspaper on
Saturday, July 28, 2007.
The Herald-Mail ONLINE
Hilltop Christian Fellowship welcomes new pastor
Pastor Dennis Whitmore is the new - and the first - senior pastor
of Hilltop Christian Fellowship Church in Big Pool.
No newcomer to the ministry, Whitmore began in 1995 in Big
Pool, where he served the three-church Potomac Charge for seven
years. Since 2002, he has been senior pastor of First United
Methodist Church in Laurel, Md.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Whitmore graduated from Towson
University with a bachelor's degree in business administration. After
an eight-year career as a salesman, manager and personal trainer in
Baltimore health clubs, he changed his career path and entered
Wesley Seminary in Washington, DC.
Whitmore was vice president of the Laurel Clergy Association
where he helped organize opposition to slot machines. This led to
"Side by Side," which encouraged Laurel church to adopt their local
Prince George's County public school as an alternative to funding
through gambling.
Whitmore and his wife, Marcella, have two daughters, Elizabeth
and Joanna.
Hilltop Christian Fellowship is a 3 1/2-year-old
nondenominational church currently located at 9508 National Pike,
Big Pool, MD
Saturday, July 28, 2007.
The Herald-Mail ONLINE
Hilltop Christian Fellowship welcomes new pastor
Pastor Dennis Whitmore is the new - and the first - senior pastor
of Hilltop Christian Fellowship Church in Big Pool.
No newcomer to the ministry, Whitmore began in 1995 in Big
Pool, where he served the three-church Potomac Charge for seven
years. Since 2002, he has been senior pastor of First United
Methodist Church in Laurel, Md.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Whitmore graduated from Towson
University with a bachelor's degree in business administration. After
an eight-year career as a salesman, manager and personal trainer in
Baltimore health clubs, he changed his career path and entered
Wesley Seminary in Washington, DC.
Whitmore was vice president of the Laurel Clergy Association
where he helped organize opposition to slot machines. This led to
"Side by Side," which encouraged Laurel church to adopt their local
Prince George's County public school as an alternative to funding
through gambling.
Whitmore and his wife, Marcella, have two daughters, Elizabeth
and Joanna.
Hilltop Christian Fellowship is a 3 1/2-year-old
nondenominational church currently located at 9508 National Pike,
Big Pool, MD