- Date Of Birth: August 24, 1924
- Date Of Death: July 29, 2012
- State: Maryland
Details: The Reverend Ernest Robert Twigg of Pasadena, Maryland died on July 29, 2012. He was born on August 24, 1924 in Mt. Savage, Maryland and graduated from Mt. Savage High School in 1943. Subsequently, he was inducted into the U.S. Army. He attended Western Maryland College where he met and married Gladys Schlag of Baltimore. He and Gladys both received their Master’s Degrees at Garrett Theological Seminary at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. While in Chicago, Rev. Twigg rescued a U.S. Navy pilot from a crash in Lake Michigan using a handmade kayak. Upon graduation from Seminary, Ernest was ordained by the Baltimore Methodist Conference and assigned to Magothy Methodist Church in Pasadena, Maryland in 1952 as pastor. Rev. Twigg served for 13 years at Magothy and was instrumental in creating an outdoor chapel and an educational building for the needs of the growing church. Subsequently, he served the Conference at the Perry Hall United Methodist, Wesley Grove United Methodist, and Davidsonville United Methodist churches. Following his retirement from the Conference, Rev.
