Reverend Carolyn Stow is known among colleagues and friends as a woman of faith who has a heart for children and serving those in need. Pastor Stow has been an Ordained Elder in the Upper New York Annual Conference since 2014 and has served as pastor to several communities of faith since 2007.
Pastor Carolyn is a second career pastor who sometimes describes her pastoral call as an extension of her career as a Social Worker. Reverend Stow holds both a Masters Degree in Divinity from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School and a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Buffalo. A look at her resume’ shows extensive experience and training in the human service field. She has delivered human services at all levels of care; direct care, management and administrative, and has worked with several different populations including those contending with mental illness, those who live life with a developmental disability, those managing a learning disability, those whose intellectual abilities are impaired, and those fighting addiction. Pastor Carolyn has worked with children, adults, families, communities and organizations. Reverend Stow is also a Certified Natural Church Development Coach who has consulted with many congregations on becoming healthier by capitalizing on the strength of their gifts and graces. She tries to live by Jesus’ command found in John 13:34-35: “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
