About Our Pastor
Reverend Dr. Calvin J. McFadden, Sr.
Dr. Calvin Jerome McFadden, Sr. is a native of Tampa, Florida. He is an honors graduate of Bethune-Cookman College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. He attended the Interdenominational Theological Center and earned a Master of Divinity degree in Sociology of Religion. He also graduated from Florida State University’s College of Human Sciences and was conferred the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Family and Child Sciences.
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Dr. McFadden was called to ministry at the tender age of 15 and began his pastoral ministry at the age of 18 as pastor of the St. Joseph United Methodist Church in Deland, FL. Over the past 30 years, he has served churches in Palatka, Florida, Tallahassee, Florida and Warner Robins, GA. For 10 years, Dr. McFadden served as Senior Pastor of the historic St. John’s Congregational Church in Springfield, MA.
For two years, Dr. McFadden served as Senior Pastor of Riceville Mount Olive Baptist Church in Houston, TX. In March 2022, he launched a new ministry, Cornerstone Community Church of Houston. Cornerstone, affectionately known as “C3” is a multi-generational church serving the Greater Houston area.
Dr. McFadden has also enjoyed a fruitful career in education. He has served on the faculty and in administrative roles at Florida A & M University, Florida State University, American International College, Springfield College, Bristol Community College, Smith College, Norwalk Community College, and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School of Excellence. He most recently served as President of Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, AR. Additionally, for three years, Dr. McFadden and his wife owned and operated Huntington Learning Center-Clear Lake in Houston, TX.
Dr. McFadden is a Rotarian, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and Sigma Pi Phi Boule. While in Springfield, MA, Dr. McFadden was elected in a historic election to a citywide seat on the Springfield School Committee for a four-year term. He represented 26,000 students and their parents in the Springfield Public Schools.
Dr. McFadden has been married for 27 years to the love of his life, Jamina, They are the proud parents of Catherine Yolanda, 17, and Calvin Jerome, II, 15.
