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Otto D. Harris, III
The Reverend Otto D. Harris III, Ph.D. understands and accepts his call to lead disciples in making disciples of Jesus Christ at the Saint Mark’s United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC.
Pastor Harris is a devoted husband to Stephanie and loving father to three children – Otto IV, Alanah, and Gabriel. He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity, Inc. He currently serves as one of the directors of the Western North Carolina Residency in Ordained Ministry (RIOM) process, on the Board of Managers for the Duke Divinity School Convocation and Pastors’ School, on the Metro District Committee on Ordained Ministry, on the Western North Carolina Annual Conference Worship Team, and on the Board of Directors for the General Board of Church and Society. He is a recipient of the Chief’s Award from the Greensboro Police Department and of the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
Pastor Harris is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He has a Bachelor’s degree from the North Carolina A&T State University, a Master of Divinity degree from the Hood Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Studies with a concentration in Cultural Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He serves as an adjunct faculty member of the Hood Theological Seminary.
Pastor Harris is an ordained Elder in Full Connection to the Western North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Pastor Harris considers it a great privilege to be a servant in God’s kingdom and is comforted in knowing his, “…help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:2).












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