They have 3 adult children, Carl, Jr., Anganene Ware Moitt and Dominique, and 6 grandchildren. He and his wife, the former Cynthia Hunter, of Fort Hood, Texas, have been married for 48 years.

He pastored in Southeastern for the next 26 years before being called to serve as Associate Secretary o n March 28, 2021. He remained in Northeastern until he accepted a call to the Tallahassee Maranatha Church in Tallahassee, Florida in 1995. His mother later joined the late Northeastern Conference President, the iconic Elder George Earle, in persuading Elder Ware to leave his studies in medicine at Hofstra University to come to Oakwood, where he graduated in 1983.Įlder Earle called him to begin his ministry the Brooklyn Mt. Owusu.Įlder Ware is a native of Birmingham, Alabama.When he was age 10, his parents became Adventists and joined the Ephesus SDA Church. He fills the role in the Southeastern administrative lineup formerly occupied by Dr.

of Olive SDA Church, to be the Associate Secretary of Southeastern. The Southeastern Conference Executive Committee invited Elder Carl Ware, Sr., Pastor, Apopka Mt. They have one son, Michael, a 2020 graduate of Oakwood University and a current student at Andrews University Theological Seminary. He has been aided and assisted in ministry by his wife of 29 years, the former Brenda Minnis, a native of Bahama. Owusu came to the United States in 1989, to attend Andrews University Theological Seminary, where he received his doctorate. That wound up being the case after one year as an “Infiltrationist”for Dr. Typically, they would wind up proving themselves and ultimately be added as full-time workers. “Infiltration” was the former program that was designed to open doors for young Pastors who the conference could not afford to pay a full salary, were given an assignment and a (very!) small salary. The planting of the church in Naples “made room “on the Southeastern pastoral staff for Dr. Owusu proved the Biblical adage true,” A man’s gifts maketh room for him”. Though he was not yet assigned a parish, Dr.

He began his ministry with a church plant that he and his wife and 2 other couples began in Naples, Florida. Owusu served as a Pastor in Southeastern for 21 years. Owusu became Executive Secretary in May of 2016, upon the election of the former Executive Secretary, Elder Mack, as President of Southeastern. Chief executive leadership of Southeastern falls by constitution on the Executive Secretary if the Presidency becomes vacant within a certain time period prior to the next constituency meeting.ĭr. When President Mack succumbed to a fatal illness late in 2020, by constitution, Executive Secretary Michael Owusu became what the Southeastern constitution refers to as the Interim President. Mack has brought about changes in the leadership of the nearly 60,000 member conference. The tragic passing of Southeastern Conference’s President, Elder Greg O.

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