Converted Heart Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

Converted Heart Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church is the first CME Church in Montgomery County, Maryland. It launched in January 2015 and is currently under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Dr. Darryl A. Burton Sr. Converted Heart stands on four pillars that undergird the ministry: Christ-centered,

Community-minded, Cultivating Relationships, and exhibiting a Caring Heart.

Dr. Darryl A. Burton Sr. was born in Chattanooga, TN, and is the oldest child of Bobby Burton and the late Margaret H. Burton. He matriculated in the Chattanooga Public School system and completed his high school education at Brainerd Senior High School in 1979. In 1983, Dr. Burton graduated from Mercer University (Macon, GA) with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

In 2001, Dr. Burton accepted his call into the pastoral ministry. During his early years of ministry, Dr. Burton poured his passion into establishing a Men’s Ministry at the Israel Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (Washington, DC). He also served as the Sunday Superintendent and RecodingSteward.

In 2011, Dr. Burton received his Master of Divinity degree from the Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. He was honored for his work in the area of urban ministry and received the Margaret Pittman Award for his outstanding work. In the same year, Dr. Burton was assigned as Preacher in Charge at the St. Paul CME Church in Halifax, VA.

In 2024, Dr. Burton graduated from the Doctoral program at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH.Dr. Burton’s doctoral work focused on church planting and church revitalization through evangelism. Dr.Burton is currently working on his first book entitled “Finding Fertile Ground: Discovering the Path that Leads to Spiritual Renewal, Guidance, and Hope.”

Dr. Burton is married to Rev. Kim E. Burton, and from this union, they have three children, Ambrial, DarrylII, Aaron, and one grandson Auvy James Andrew Hankins.