Rev. Mark E. Harris was born April 24, 1966. 

He attended Appalachian State University where he earned his Bachelors’ Degree in 1987. 

Upon answering the call to ministry that year, he attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where he graduated in 1991 with a Masters in Divinity.

His first senior pastorate was at Center Grove Baptist Church in Winston-Salem where he served from 1989-1999. 

Rev. Harris was called to Curtis Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. in 1999 and served there until 2005. 

In 2005, he was called to his current post as Senior Pastor of Charlotte’s First Baptist Church. 

He has served as trustee for Southeastern Seminary, and in many leadership capacities in both the North Carolina and Georgia State Conventions. 

Rev. Harris is due to receive his doctorate from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in December of this year.