The Reverend Dr. Edward P. Harding, Jr. of Upper Marlboro, Maryland answered Gods' call from earthly labor unto heavenly reward on Sunday, March 24, 2024. A native of Garysburg, North Carolina, the Reverend Dr. Harding Jr. was educated in the public schools of Northampton County in North Carolina. Dr. Harding received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting (with honors) from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina; his Master of Divinity degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. He was the Senior Pastor of Prince George's Community Church in Temple Hills Md. He was formerly the pastor of Northeastern Presbyterian Church of Washington, DC and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Massachusetts.