Biography of Rev. Everette Edward GreeneRev. Everette E. Greene was born March 6, 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland where he grew up. He graduated from Forest Park High School in Baltimore in 1979. From there he went on to attend Concordia College-Bronxville, N.Y. 1079-1983, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He went on from there to attend Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO., from 1983-1985 at which time he left school to help his then ailing parents.
After leaving school he had various jobs, most involving his occupational second love, driving. He drove everything from armored cars to armored tractor-trailers, regular tractor-trailers and finally motor coaches (charter buses). During this time his mother went on to her eternal rest in 1987. His father has had many strokes but is now doing well.
In 1997 he met Rhonda Sherrice Smith and her daughter Paige. He and Rhonda were married on Christmas Eve that same year.
In the summer of 2000 he returned to his studies, this time at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. After completing his classroom preparation, he was assigned to Ebenezer Lutheran Church-Greensboro, NC. There he served as Vicar for a year. He received his Master of Arts in Theology in 2003.
On April 7, 2003, he received his call to be pastor at St. Philip Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, TN. He was ordained on June 29, 2003 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was installed as pastor at St. Philip on July 6, 2003.
On January 6, 2006 he became pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Ohio.
His wife Rhonda is a native of Baltimore also. She worked as a Pharmacy Technician for over 10 years. She is attending Brown Mackie College and is now a certified Pharmacy Technician. She loves to sew and make clothes.
Paige is now married to Zachary Navarro, with a child of her own, Everette Thomas Navarro. She still enjoys playing the flute.