MILFORD — As of Wednesday, a new minister has been assigned to Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 S.E. Front St., Milford. Bishop Peggy Johnson officially announced the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Paul Isaacs at the annual meeting of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of the United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Dr. Isaacs was the pastor at Blades United Methodist Charge, Blades. He previously served the Laurel UM Charge, and was the senior minister at Greenwood Mennonite Church, as well as other Mennonite and Nazarene congregations. The Rev. Dr. Isaacs has also served as a church planter and as a teacher, an administrator and/or as a principal at several Christian schools.
The Rev. Dr. Isaacs grew up United Methodist parsonages. He graduated in 1976 from Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg, Va., with a bachelor of arts degree with a major in Bible and a minor in history. From there, he graduated in 1979 with a master of divinity degree from Evangelical School of Theology, Myserstown, Pa. In 1996, he received a doctor of education degree from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, with a major in education administration. He has also taken a number of graduate-level courses in education.
The Rev. Dr. Isaacs also has authored at least two publications and has received a number of honors recognizing his work in education. He has identified his spiritual gifts as being in administration, discernment, teaching and pastoring. He and his wife, Glenna, live in Greenwood.
