Rev. Dr. Troy Lynn Carr is an elder in the Pacific Northwest Conference United Methodist Church (PNWC UMC). She is the newly assigned pastor of Gresham First United Methodist Church (GUMC), Gresham, Oregon. Dr. Carr is the first woman and first person of Color assigned as the Senior Pastor of GUMC. Before her assignment to GUMC, Dr. Carr worked with the General Commission on Religion and Race for the United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. She has served churches in the PNW UMC as Senior Pastor and Lead Innovator. Dr. Carr was contracted with the Innovation Team of the GNW as an Anti-Racism Research Consultant. Dr. Carr earned her B.S. in Social Work from Roberts Wesleyan College (University), Rochester, NY, M. Div. from Gettysburg Theological Seminary (United), Gettysburg, PA, and she is a double alumna of Seattle University, receiving her D. Min in 2020 and Masters of Nonprofit Leadership in 2022. Dr. Carr also completed her Clinical Pastoral Education Residency (Riverside Hospital, Newport News, VA) and an Internship (WellSpan, Gettysburg, PA) and is board-eligible. Dr. Carr thrives in the community and plans to develop strategies to connect Gresham UMC with community partners to enhance its public square presence.