Epiphany Church of Gloucester City

Meet Pastor Joe Marlin and family

Thank you for checking out this site for Epiphany Church of Gloucester City!  We served four years as missionaries in Rwanda (Central Africa) till the Lord brought us home to the U.S. for the health of our sweet daughter.  That is how we ended up buying a home in Gloucester City the end of May 2016.  We thank God our daughter has gotten excellent care at CHOP and has recovered amazingly.  After settling into life and serving for a season at Epiphany Fellowship of Camden, we officially launched Epiphany Church of Gloucester City in March of 2018.

In Rwanda, I mentored and trained rural pastors in their own language with Africa Inland Mission.  Before that, I served as the Pastor of Mercy Ministries at Liberti Church East and as an Associate Pastor at Calvary Bible Church while living in West Kensington for ten years.

I’ve got a Bachelors degree in Bible from Cairn University and a Master’s in Theological Studies from Columbia International University.  I definitely never thought I would have been a missionary, received a graduate degree, become a pastor, or honestly even graduate high school!  I can count a good number of friends from growing up whose lives have been cut short, and I was heading in that direction, but God crashed into my life when I was sixteen, broken, lost and hurting.  He saved me from a wasted life. God has taken this restless soul and settled me in Gloucester City and I couldn’t be happier about it. I have a special heart and calling on my life to raise up ministers and put a spotlight on forgotten places.

When I’m not chasing my five wild kids (Owen, Aiden, Sophia, Conor and Camila), I enjoy dating my wife Kristy. Even if that’s just grabbing some Chinese takeout after the kids get to bed. I’m a big sci-fi fan and a root for the Eagles all day long. To relax I love getting out in the woods, camping, hiking, fishing, smoking a pipe or a nice cigar.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. May God bless you!

 

Our Ministry Team