Reverend Sarah Carpenter was ordained in 1996 with a Bachelors Degree in Religion and Philosophy. She received a Masters Degree in Biblical Studies in 2000 and was awarded a Doctorate in New Testament Studies in 2006. Her study of theology was in addition to her career in engineering. She recently retired from University of Vermont in Burlington Vermont after 35 year career in Clinical Engineering and is currently living in Massachusetts. Reverend Carpenter published a book entitled ?Religion, Faith and the LGBT Community? in 2002.