Rev. Maria Gordon is currently serving as the Pastor of Mt. Carmel Prayer Chapel following her  evacuation from Mali (West Africa) due to political instability. While in Mali, she was  functioning as the Assistant Pastor of a full gospel church and worked alongside international  missionaries to proclaim the gospel message to the local populace which were predominantly 90  percent Muslim. Some of her more notable accomplishments in that ministry included instituting  English as a Second Language program, serving as a member of the Board of Trustees, financing  a church construction project, and leading an outreach program.  

As a Chaplain with the Prince William County Police Department, Rev. Gordon was charged  with providing pastoral care to police officers, their families, and victims of crimes and traumatic  incidents. Previous pastoral assignments included serving as Assistant Pastor, Hope Aglow  Church, Woodbridge, VA; Children’s Pastor, End Times Church, Dumfries, VA; and Associate  Pastor at Jesus Saves Lighthouse Church, Indianapolis, Indiana. Born in the Philippines, Rev. Gordon has served as the Senior Pastor of the First Assembly of God Church, Siquijor,  Philippines; and Associate Pastor, Christ is Lord Interdenominational Church, Cebu City,  Philippines.  

Rev. Gordon had a divine encounter with God during a crisis situation involving a tidal wave in  the Philippines back in 1976 which led her to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of her life.  It is following that life-and-death situation where God supernaturally saved her from drowning  that she vowed to serve the Lord and to work in the calling of Pastoral Ministry.  

God has imparted his gifting, anointing, and a heart of compassion upon Rev. Gordon to win the  lost for Christ as well as to disciple those in the faith to grow in grace. She has a servant’s heart  to assist wherever a need exists, as well as a driving passion to come to the rescue of those who  are less fortunate to include the elderly, the infirmed, children, and those who are broken in their  spirit. 

Among her many accomplishments following her licensing and ordination as a minister of the  gospel, Rev. Gordon pioneered the construction and development of a church in the Philippines where she had served as a senior pastor. While there, she conducted several speaking  engagements throughout the Philippines to spread the gospel message, was sought out as a guest  speaker at several ministry events in the Philippines, ensured the professional growth of associate  pastors assigned to her tutelage, evaluated the professional performance of intern pastors, and  provided assessments of their capabilities in consideration of future church-related assignments  and responsibilities. She was highly successful in establishing an effective training program  designed to challenge, increase knowledge, and strengthen the character of those called out for  ministry work. While in the United States, she has spoken at several Women’s Aglow events. 

By the grace and favor of God upon her life, Rev. Gordon was able to obtain an academic  scholarship that financed her formal education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science  Degree in Christian Education/Theology.  

Rev. Gordon is married to Fougere Gordon, the Senior Pastor of Mt. Carmel Prayer Chapel and a  previous fellow Police Chaplain. They are the parents of two adult children.