Presiding Elder James McArthur Sloan, D.D.

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 3:14

Conferences Served

• Western North Carolina Conference
• North Arkansas Conference
• Philadelphia & Baltimore Conference
• Cape Fear Conference
• Kentucky Conference
• Western Alabama Conference

Educational Background

• May 1971 - Bachelor of Arts Degree
  Philander Smith College
  Little Rock, Arkansas
• June 1971 - Master’s Degree
  Hood Theological Seminary
  Salisbury, North Carolina
• June 1973 - Graduate
  Navy Chaplaincy School
  Newport, Rhode Island
• June 1985 - Honorary Doctorate
  Livingston College
  Hood Theological Seminary
  Salisbury, North Carolina

General Church Related Experience

• 1969 - Chaplain
  United Friends Nursing Home
  Little Rock, Arkansas
• 1970 - Minister/Director of Public Relations
  Assistant to The Dean of Religious Affairs
  Philander Smith College
  Little Rock, Arkansas
• 1973 - Chaplain
  United States Navy
  Great Lakes, Illinois
• 1980 - Chaplain
  Naval Reserve Center
  Mobil, Alabama
• 1982 to 1995 - Lecturer
  Instructor & Administrative Dean
  Leadership Training Institutes
  Livingston College
  Salisbury, North Carolina
• Cape Fear Conference AME Zion Church
• Atlantic Christian College
  Wilson, North Carolina
• 1986 to 1987 - Chaplain/Counselor
  Harnett Correctional Center
  Lillington, North Carolina
• 1992 to 1998
  Pastor
  Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church
  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• 1998 to Present:  Presiding Elder of the North Charlotte District

Personal Information

Married: Janice Kennedy-Sloan, Ph.D.

Children: Two Daughters and One Son

Grandchildren: Two