Carlton Rodgers is a native Philadelphian and a candidate for ordained ministry in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

Carlton is a graduate of Drexel University, where he received a B.S. Degree in Business Administration in 1977. Since that time, Carlton has been employed as a Systems Analyst at the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), on a full-time basis.

Currently, Carlton is enrolled at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, where he is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Divinity.

In addition, Carlton is presently serving as the Vicar of the Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southwest Philadelphia, where the Rev. Richard Stewart is the Interim Pastor.