The Reverend Doctor Carl Roberts Crawford went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on July 12, 2026, after a short battle with cancer. He was 71 years old. He loved Weather (Storm Chasing) and building models (especially World War I and II airplanes).

He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Emory University. He earned his Doctorate in Pastoral Care from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. Ordained as a minister of the Gospel in the Presbyterian Church (USA), in 1983 he went on to serve Churches in Arkansas, Texas, California, Nebraska, and St Petersburg, Florida. In 2017, he transferred to the Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.

In 2000, he joined the staff of Global Mission Fellowship, later called E-3 Partners Ministry. He led teams to do evangelism and plant churches in Israel, Egypt, Burma, India, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, and Trinidad.

In 2020, he was honorably retired.

He is survived by his wife of 48 ½ years, Donna Stixrud. They have 2 sons: David (Kortney) of Locust Grove, Georgia; Stephen (Candace and Granddaughter Faith) of Pinellas Park, Florida. He is also survived by his sister, Gwenyth Crawford Dixon (Curt).

No Services are planned.

Memorial Donations can be made to a Church Planting Mission, Mission Organization, or Missionary of your choice.

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.”

2 Timothy 4:7