Pastor

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dorothea Joanne Belt Stroman is the third offspring born to the late Dorothy & Joseph H. Belt, Jr. She is the proud mother of one son, William B. Stroman, III, the doting grandmother of a granddaughter, Madison Rae Stroman, and the mother-in-law-to-be of Quivianna Davis..

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • B.S. Degree in Home Economics, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, 1973
  • Master of Divinity Degree, Howard University School of Divinity, Washington, DC, 1986
  • Certificate of Training in Clinical Pastoral Education, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC

MINISTERIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Ordained a Deacon in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference, 1986
  • Ordained an Elder in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference, 1988

PASTORAL EXPERIENCE

  • Student Intern at Emory UMC, Washington, DC, 1982-1986
  • Associate Pastor, Simpson-Hamline UM Church, Washington, DC, 1986
  • Associate Pastor, Foundry UM Church, Washington, DC, 1988
  • Senior Pastor, Albright UM Church, Washington, DC, 1991
  • Senior Pastor, Clinton UM Church, Clinton, MD, 2004 to the present time

Pastor Stroman has taught several courses – Basic Lay Speaking, Advanced Lay Speaking, Lay Pastoral Caregiving, and Preaching: From Your Heart to Theirs for at least 15 years, beginning in the Washington-Columbia District and now for the Washington East District.

Pastor Stroman has served on the Washington-Columbia District Committee on the Superintendency and the Committee on Ordained Ministry. Also, she served on the Baltimore-Washington Conference Committee on DisAbilities. Currently, she serves as a Mentor for the Candidacy Process for those exploring Ordained Ministry.

Pastor Stroman is a contributor in The Women of Color Study Bible, 1993. An excerpt from a sermon titled, The Potter Shapes Our Lives, Turning Flaws into Strengths, appeared in the Washington Times, Feb. 14, 2000. She is currently the published author of a book, The First Man.

Her favorite scripture is Mark 11:24, “Whatsoever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them and you shall have them.”