Rev. Charles Morris

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Reverend Charles A. Morris was born in Tampa, Florida, and raised in Tallahassee. In February 1991, while still in seminary, he was employed with Trinity (United Methodist Church) Community Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia where he served as Transition House Manager. Rev. Morris became pastor of Mount Ararat AME Church where he served from 1995 to 1998. In April 1998, he became pastor of Anderson Chapel AME Church in Tallahassee, Florida for 10 years. In November 2008, Bishop Young assigned Pastor Morris to Bethel (Pensacola) where he led that congregation for the next five years, culminating in hosting the 48^th session of the Florida Annual Conference.

In September 2013, Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson brought Pastor Morris closer to home to New Bethel (Quincy) where he now serves a progressive group of believers. Additionally, Pastor Morris has served as Director of Christian Education-Eleventh Episcopal District (Florida and the Bahamas) from 1999 to 2004. He was also awarded the Gadsden County Community Servant’s Award. He is a certified Pastoral Counselor, a certified U.S.G.A. Performance Auditor, a Christian educator, a bible teacher, and a workshop facilitator.

Pastor Morris was initiated in the Alpha Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. in May of 1972. He was voted the Tallahassee Alumni Chapter Man of the Year in 1998-1999. Pastor Morris received his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Florida A & M University in 1975. He also earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Florida State University in 1976 and a Master of Divinity degree (Summa cum Laude) at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia in 1991.

In July 2006, he received the Certificate of Completion at the Summer Leadership Institute at Harvard Divinity School. In 2012, Pastor Morris completed the prestigious Foundations of Christian Leadership program at Duke University. In addition, Pastor Morris is well-traveled and takes the message of hope worldwide.