As Senior Minister, Rev. Harry’s primary roles are: Preaching & Teaching; Casting a vision for the congregation; and developing key lay leaders to serve the church effectively.

Rev. James H. Harry, “Rev. Jim,” grew up in northeastern Pennsylvania and attended Berea College in Berea, Kentucky where he ran on the Men’s Track and Field team. Rev. Jim graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education and then taught the third grade at an elementary school in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

In 1991 Rev. Jim entered Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. He completed his field education at Orange Chapel-Clover Garden United Methodist Church and served as the Hospital Chaplain at Duke Veterans Affairs Hospital and Durham Regional Hospital. Rev. Jim earned his Master of Divinity degree in 1994 and later served as Chaplain for the North Carolina General Assembly House of Representatives for 12 years.

Rev. Jim is an ordained Elder in the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church and was appointed in 2009 as the Senior Minister at Saint Paul in Goldsboro, NC. Rev. Jim resides in Goldsboro with his wife, Robin, and together they have four children and three grandchildren. He enjoys reading crime novels and mystery thrillers and is an avid bicyclist.