Rev. Dr. Marion M. Crayton, Pastor
Rev. Dr. Marion M. Crayton is the 52nd pastor and second female pastor of the Historic Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church located in Baltimore, Maryland. She is an Ordained Itinerant Elder in the AME Church, the Corresponding Secretary with the Connectional AME Women in Ministry, the Advocate for Persons Who are Differently Abled with the International Health Commission of the AME Church, and a GriefShare grief support Facilitator in local churches.
She is an Education Program Specialist with the United States Department of Education in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). She has worked in public school settings in States as a Special Education Compliance Supervisor and a Speech/Language Pathologist.
Dr. Crayton’s professional work blends well with her ministry. She has presented and led discussions nationally and internationally on topics such as Ministry with and For Persons Who are Differently-Abled-Jamaica, West Indies; Issues of Accessibility, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa; Special Education, New Delhi, India; Enhancing the Speech and Language Skill Carryover of Elementary Students through Family and Teacher Participation, Vancouver, British Columbia; The Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Worship, Abaco, Bahamas; The Education of Students with Varying Learning Styles: How to Reach and Teach Each Student, Abaco and Eleuthera, Bahamas; Warning Signs of an Impending Hearing: What to Do Once You are There, Baltimore, Maryland; and Special Education Compliance, Prince George’s County, Maryland. She has preached internationally in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Malawi in Africa as well as in Clarendon, Jamaica.
Dr. Crayton has convened Women’s Retreats at the Lansdowne Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia and the Bolger Center in Potomac, Maryland. Her retreat workshop presentations have included: “Developing Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life” and “Discovering Your Path.”
She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Audiology and Speech Pathology, a Master’s Degree in Special Education, a Master of Divinity Degree, and an earned Doctor of Education in Special Population Services. She is married to First Gentleman- Clarence E. Crayton, former AME Connectional Director of Scouts and they have two adult children and four grandchildren. 22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV
She is an Education Program Specialist with the United States Department of Education in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). She has worked in public school settings in States as a Special Education Compliance Supervisor and a Speech/Language Pathologist.
Dr. Crayton’s professional work blends well with her ministry. She has presented and led discussions nationally and internationally on topics such as Ministry with and For Persons Who are Differently-Abled-Jamaica, West Indies; Issues of Accessibility, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa; Special Education, New Delhi, India; Enhancing the Speech and Language Skill Carryover of Elementary Students through Family and Teacher Participation, Vancouver, British Columbia; The Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Worship, Abaco, Bahamas; The Education of Students with Varying Learning Styles: How to Reach and Teach Each Student, Abaco and Eleuthera, Bahamas; Warning Signs of an Impending Hearing: What to Do Once You are There, Baltimore, Maryland; and Special Education Compliance, Prince George’s County, Maryland. She has preached internationally in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Malawi in Africa as well as in Clarendon, Jamaica.
Dr. Crayton has convened Women’s Retreats at the Lansdowne Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia and the Bolger Center in Potomac, Maryland. Her retreat workshop presentations have included: “Developing Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life” and “Discovering Your Path.”
She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Audiology and Speech Pathology, a Master’s Degree in Special Education, a Master of Divinity Degree, and an earned Doctor of Education in Special Population Services. She is married to First Gentleman- Clarence E. Crayton, former AME Connectional Director of Scouts and they have two adult children and four grandchildren. 22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV