Community Congregational Church

141 North Bennett St.

Southern Pines, NC  28387

Dr. David C. Bowling

The Reverend Dr. David C. Bowling assumed the post as our minister on March 1, 2003.  He is a native of Rhode Island who has spent almost half of his 54 years in the Christian ministry.  Dr. Bowling was ordained by the Rhode Island Conference of the United Church of Christ.  He was born on December 30^th, 1949 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. 

Dr. Bowling is a 1968 graduate of Woonsocket High School, received a bachelors degree from Barrington College in 1972, a master of divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, Mass., in 1975 and a doctorate in pastoral counseling from the same school in 1989.  He served as associate pastor of the First Congregational Church, Vernon, Conn., from 1978-1990, was therapist, administrative director of the Pastoral Counseling Center, Manchester, Conn., from 1990-97 and interim minister of the Congregational Church in Putnam, Conn., from 1997-98 when he moved to the Grace Reformed United Church of Christ in Newton, NC where he has served as pastor since 1998.

Dr. Bowling and his wife, Susan, have two children, Stacey of Hermiston, Oregon and Amy, who lives in Austin, Texas, and two grandchildren.  Dr. and Mrs. Bowling enjoy hiking in their free time, follow the University of Connecticut basketball team and generally vacation with their family.  He also likes to read, travel and enjoys music and American history.