The Rev. Dr. Marcia J. Patton is the Executive Minister of Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches in Kent, Washington.

Prior to her work with Evergreen, Dr. Patton was Associate Executive Minister for American Baptist Churches of the Northwest and also held pastoral positions in New Jersey, Utah and Pennsylvania. She has taught at Eastern Baptist and Fuller Theological Seminaries. She is the author of many publications in National Ministries of American Baptist Churches and Baptist Leader. Dr. Patton was ordained at First Baptist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah and currently lives in Kent, Washington.

She earned a B.A. from Michigan State University in Business Education, M.A.R. and M.Div. from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, and PhD from Temple University.  (Board Member since 2007).