Bishop C. Anthony Muse is the founder and Senior Pastor of the Ark of Safety Christian Church of Upper Marlboro, Maryland and founder and president of the Ark of Safety Bible College. An ordained minister for more than twenty-five years, Muse is one of Prince George’s County Maryland’s most prominent pastors. He founded the Ark in 1999 after resigning from the United Methodist Church. He is a nationally respected preacher whose sermons are broadcast on television in 8 cities.

In May of 2004, Muse purchased and renovated the 57-thousand square-foot Melwood Mall in Upper Marlboro. It now serves as the church’s 2000-seat sanctuary and administrative headquarters (Ark of Safety North); and it houses the bible college. Future expansion plans include a youth recreation center, school, and senior center to be built in Ft. Washington.

Muse is an elected member of the Joint College of Pentecostal Bishops based in Cleveland, Ohio. He serves on the Kingdom Fellowship Apostolic Council of Kingdom Fellowship Covenant Ministries, an international organization based in Towson.

Muse is the founder of Clergy United, an activist group of more than 150 pastors in Prince George’s County and the Washington Metropolitan area.

Muse is a Maryland State Senator representing the 26th legislative district and he serves as Chair of the Prince George’s County Senate Delegation. His committees include the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, Joint Committee on Children, Family & Youth, & Joint Committee on Healthcare Delivery & Finance. In 2007, he was appointed by the Senate President to the National Conference of State Legislatures; and he serves on the Human Service & Welfare Committee, the Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee and the Task Force to Study Group Homes Education & Placement.

Muse holds a Doctorate of Ministry in Church and Community Development from Howard University, a Masters of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Morgan State University.

Muse is married to Pat Lawson Muse, a news anchor for NBC-4 TV in Washington, DC. She serves as an elder at the Ark of Safety.

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