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Dr. Earl Devine Martin
Dr. Martin, a twin, was born September 21, 1926 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended Lynchburg schools, graduating from E. C. Class High School in 1943 where he was elected to membership in The Nati...view moreDr. Martin, a twin, was born September 21, 1926 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended Lynchburg schools, graduating from E. C. Class High School in 1943 where he was elected to membership in The National Honor Society, Quill and Scroll Writers Club, and served as Business Manager of the school newspaper, the High Times.
He was graduated from Lynchburg College in 1952 with a major in Religion and Philosophy. He attended Garrett- Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois where he was awarded a Master of Divinity in 1955. He received a M.A. degree from Northwestern University in 1958 in the field of Sociology of Religion. His thesis was entitled “Mary McLeod Bethune, A Prototype of the Rising Social Consciousness of The American Negro.” He received a Ph.D in Sociology from Walden University in 1977, having written a dissertation entitled, “Extended Family Substitutes Utilized By The Isolated Nuclear Family Having Teenage Members.” He is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, a member of the Virginia Annual Conference, having served pastorates in Illinois, Virginia, and North Carolina. While in North Carolina, he also served as an associate professor of Sociology and headed the Social Science Department at Methodist College in Fayetteville. Before going to Fayetteville he also served as a high school English teacher.
He and the former Margaret Gatewood Adams have been married for more than fifty years and have three children, Kathryn M. Crone, and husband Donald Wayne, Earl Scott Martin, and John Adams Martin. They also have one grandchild, Kelly Martin Crone. The Crones reside in Lynchburg, Virginia. Scott and John live in the Tidewater area of Virginia.
Since retiring, he has served as interim pastor of several churches in the Lynchburg area and is currently an active member of Heritage United Methodist Church where he and Margaret jointly head the Senior Ministries. He is a student of Disciples Bible Study and helped found the Lynchburg/Central Virginia Emmaus Community where he and Margaret continue active. He continues to preach on occasion.view less