St. Joseph C.M.E. Church
St. Joseph C.M.E. Church, located at 510 W. Rosemary in Chapel Hill, was founded in 1898. Its mother church was Hamlet Chapel CME Church, Pittsboro, NC and it started as Cotton Chapel C.M.E Church (named for the late Mr. Henry Cotton, a church founder). Pastor Troy Harrison at St. Joseph helped found the Marian Cheek Jackson Center and the church is the sponsor of the Heavenly Groceries food ministry.
Below you can find a timeline of the church categorized by the pastor. Click on the name of the pastor to find church materials from their time of service. Don't see anything? Click the respond button to contribute materials you have.
Rev. Joseph S. Miller (May 1932 - November 1938)
Rev. J.H. Tucker (November 1938 - November 1939)
Rev. G.F. Judd (November 1939 - December 1940)
Rev. J.H. Lightsey (January 7, 1940 - November 1942)
Rev. J.C. Clark (November 1942 - October 1945)
Rev. R.F. Fullwood (October 1945 - October 1946)
Rev. H.C. Walker (October 1946 - October 1947)
Rev. David W. Roston (October 9, 1947 - August 1953)
Rev. Wylie E. Wilson (September 1953 - 1955)
Rev. Warren R. Foushee (September 1955 - August 1964)
Rev. Alex A. Chambers (August 1964 - August 6, 1967)
Rev. Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr. (August 6, 1967 - August 16, 1970)
Rev. Charles L. Helton (August 16, 1970 - July 28, 1974)
Rev. Wylie E. Wilson (July 28, 1974 - July 1977)
Dr. L. Kenneth Bennett (July 1977 - July 1979)
Rev. Floyd R. Gilbert (July 15, 1979 - June 5, 1983)
Rev. Roosevelt Wilkerson, Jr. (July 17, 1983 - July 14, 1989)
Rev. James N. Howard (August 6, 1989 - July 7, 1996)
Rev. Irene W. Clodfelter (July 14, 1996 - July 1999)
Rev. Dale P. Sneed (July 1999 - July 7, 2001)
Rev. Troy F. Harrison, Sr. (July 8, 2001 - July 22, 2010)
Rev. Lavisha S. Williams (July 23, 2010 - August 2016)
Rev. Kevin A. Brown, II (August 2016 - July 23, 2017)
Rev. John A. Cradle, Sr. (July 29, 2017 - Current)
