The Rev. Dr. Frank Alvin Barker passed away into the nearer presence of our Chief Elder, Jesus Christ on May 29, 2025.
Brother Barker was born on December 25, 1937, in St. John’s Antigua, West Indies. He was the son of the late Frank Herbert Barker and Athalie Aurora (Padmore).
He was united in marriage to Gloria Boyce on September 27, 1997 at Clinton Hill Moravian Church, St. Thomas, Barbados. He was the father to Frank Alvin, Jr., Sherilyn Louison and Herbert Craig Jeremy.
Brother Barker earned various degrees in his theological studies. At Union Theological Seminary in Jamaica, W.I. (Dip. Th.); at the University of West Indies in conjunction with Codrington College, Barbados (B.A.); UTS, in Jamaica; Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., (M.A.); (M.A.), E.T.S.; Advanced Studies, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga..
Brother Barker was ordained a Deacon on August 15, 1963, in Montgomery, Tobago and was consecrated a Presbyter on October 31, 1971, in Gracehill, Antigua.
Over the years he served in congregations in the Eastern West Indies Province, The Moravian Church in America Northern Province, the Jamaica Province, and The Moravian Church in America Southern Province.
A memorial service was held for Brother Barker on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Prince of Peace Moravia in Miami Gardens, Fla.
