About.
Mission
Vision
Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.
FOUNDER
Archbishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr. is a native Washingtonian and a product of the D.C. Public School System. After graduating from Cardozo High School, he continued his education at Miner’s D.C. Teachers College with a Bachelor’s degree in English. In 1985, he satisfied the course requirements for a Master of Arts degree in English from Howard University. He also received his Masters of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry Degrees from Howard University School of Divinity.
In 1966, Bishop Owens founded Christ Is The Answer Chapel which merged in 1976 with the Mt. Calvary Holy Church forming what is now known as Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church. Archbishop Owens has been blessed to see the membership grow from 7 members in 1966 to an adult membership of nearly 8,000 persons.