Pastor Larry E. Clouse is the Senior Pastor at Merrimack Valley Baptist Church (MVBC) in Merrimack, NH, a ministry he was led to start in 1982 which God has blessed through the years. Before coming to New England, he served as a missionary and church planter in Hawaii and a pastor in Michigan during his first 15 years of ministry. Pastor Larry was born and raised in Indiana. He has a certificate from Appalachian Bible Institute (now Appalachian Bible College) and a Bachelors of Religious Education degree from Midwestern Baptist College. Pastor Larry is very active with several missions boards. He is the founder/director of Independent Baptist Missions and is also a board member of Gospel Mission of South America and Biblical Ministries Worldwide. Pastor Larry and his wife Josefina reside in southern New Hampshire.