Associate Pastor
Charles comes from Mt. Carmel UMC in Manns Harbor, NC where he served as the lead pastor from 2015. He grew up in North Carolina, received his undergraduate degree from UNC, and completed a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. During seminary, Charles interned at St. Paul and St. Andrew UMC, co-led a Methodist student ministry on Columbia University’s campus, and taught Sunday school to 70 children as the youth pastor of Tian Fu United Methodist Church. His ministry has included hospice chaplaincy, dementia care, food pantry management, addiction response, homelessness services, disability services, and music leadership.