Changed People... Change People

Location:

Clarksville, TN

Relationship Status:

Married

About Me:

Pastor Harris is the pastor of the over 1,000 member First Missionary Baptist Church, Clarksville, TN, where he has served at the pastor for the past twelve years. Pastor Harris is a dynamic teacher of the Gospel, a committed leader in his church and community, which is proven by the growth and commitment of his congregation. Pastor Robert P. Harris, Jr. and the congregation of First Missionary Baptist Church continue to strive to better meet the needs of the Clarksville-Fort Campbell area as well as the surrounding community.

Pastor Harris graduated from Northwest High School, Clarksville, TN. Pastor Harris has received Masters in Theology at Faith Seminary.

Website:

http://www.firstmbconline.org/

Favorite Music:

Praise & Worship

Favorite Authors/Books:

Bible

Campus or Community Involvement

Pastor Harris serves as Advisor to the Austin Peay State University Basketball team and has received the NAACP’s Outstanding Religious Leader Award, an inaugural member of the Clarksville Area YMCA’s Black Achievers, and was most recently featured in ‘GOSPEL TODAY’ as one America’s Most Loved Pastors. He is also a founding member of the Trinity Coalition which partners other churches and the Family Guidance Training Institute to provide enrichment services to court appointed youth and their families. Further Pastor Harris, is the Chairman of the Board and Lead Pastoral Instructor of Jobs Partnership of Clarksville & Montgomery County.

He has also founded Operation Turn Around which targets troubled youth and gets them involved in a myriad of different programs. Operation Turnaround sponsors many different programs such as: youth football teams, basketball, cooking, sewing classes, auto body painting and repairs, mentoring classes, and the list goes on. The purpose of the program is to provide life skills to the participants, as well as positive role models to influence their lives.