The Reverend Dr. Nathan Angelo Harris

Dedicated to Service

Born and raised amid the crumbling ashes of segregation in Greensboro, North Carolina.  He proudly states that his parents are his best friends here on earth.  It is because of his parent's influence and basic training that he has become the noble person he is today.

Dr. Harris earned the Doctor of Jurisprudence degree at the Howard University School of Law;  Master of Divinity degree at Duke University Divinity School; and the Bachelor of Science degree at the Howard University School of Business & Public Administration.

Dr. Harris serves humanity as a diversity consultant.  His teaching, preaching and workshop duties take him to varied venues in North America, Africa and Europe.  He is seasoned by his experience as a national church official, local church pastor and college professor.  His most recent pastoral duties were at the United Church of Christ of Annapolis in Edgewater, Maryland.

From 1999 to 2003 he served the United Church of Christ as Minister for Racial Ethnic Education & Issues.  This involved being a liaison to the racial ethnic caucuses of the denomination and the ecumenical partners linked through the national Council of Churches.  Such partner traditions include the Black Congregational Ministries Committee, and the Pacific Islander Asian American Canadian Christian Educators Board.  He also represented the UCC on the CARE Team (Communion Agreement Racial Ethnic).

Dr. Harris served as Pastor of the Congregational United Church of Christ in High Point, N.C.  Before entry to formal ministry, he was a business law professor teaching at Winston-Salem State University, Guilford College, Highpoint University and Salem College.

This preacher, teacher, and lecturer delivers inspiring sermons that speak to God's word.  He has published prayers and poetry in the Book of Daily Prayer (The Pilgrim Press, 1999 and 2003) and has written weekly "Sermon Seeds" for the United Church of Christ website to assist preachers in developing sermons.

Asked about his vision and goals for Lincoln Temple, Rev. Harris replied, "I will strive to help the Church enhance its traditional role in the struggle for racial, social, and economic justice in Washington and the world.  We will reach out to establish or renew ecumenical and inter-faith collaborations that address personal and collective concerns.  We will affirm and utilize the gifts of all age groups including: Millineals, born 1985 to 2005; Hip Hoppers, born 1965 to 1984; Baby Boomers, born 1948 to 1964; and the Builders, before 1948."