Our Pastor

Reverend Juan P. Guthrie

Rev. Juan P. Guthrie has been the Pastor of Sargent Memorial Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC since July, 2005. Before arriving in Washington, DC, He has served Cameron, Mount Vernon, Second Mocksville Presbyterian Churches in Salem Presbytery of North Carolina. He spent a decade in New York City, NY as the Pastor of Mt. Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church. While in New York City, Rev. Guthrie was very active in the Harlem community of Upper Manhattan. Rev. Guthrie is continuing a long tradition of strong leadership at Sargent Church, because Rev. Guthrie is only the 4th Pastor since 1922. As Sargent begins to celebrate its 115th Church Anniversary, the congregation is excited about the future ministry and growth of the church. Rev. Guthrie is a native of Greensboro, NC and he is an alumnus of North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC with Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, as well as Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary with a Master’s Degree in Divinity. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Phi Fraternity, Inc. He has a son, Micah and a daughter, Micailah.