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Rev. Norris D. Curry

 
Rev. Curry is happily married to Linda Curry and together they are the proud parents of five children and five grandchildren.

Norris Curry entered the ministry in 1993. He is an Ordained Elder in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. He has served as a pastor in both Central and East Texas Annual Conferences for a total of seven years. Current ministerial assignments include a staff position as Director of Empowering Ministries for Christian Chapel C.M.E Temple of Faith Church located in Dallas, Texas under the direction of Pastor Rev. Dr. Jerome McNeil Jr.

In his current role as Director of Empowering Ministries, his primary ministry focus is leadership training with emphases on holistic lifestyle strategies that promote spiritually healthy faith communities. He has a strong passion for developing church leaders to be team leaders. In accordance with Ephesians 4:1-16, Norris provides the design and architecture of systems and processes to promote the inclusiveness of every congregational member into ministry.

Norris also serves as the Executive Director for the Jordan Community Development Corporation. He oversees and directs the creation, implementation, and management of important programs designed to impact and empower families in the areas that we serve. These programs are: 1) promote wealth building and raise financial literacy, 2) to increase home ownership in our community among all income levels, placing additional focus on the under-served groups in our service area, 3) to provide credit and foreclosure mitigation counseling to constituents at risk of losing their homes, and 4) a Youth Empowerment Program that provides college entrance scholarships to deserving youth. The programs intend to make a meaningful, measurable and sustainable difference in the lives of its constituent base.

Norris is a bi-vocational pastor. He was a twenty one year veteran of a Minnesota based company serving as a Facilities Project Manager. Through this experience, he has consulted with local church congregations in building and construction design and management. He served as the Co-Designer and Project Manager for the Christian Chapel Temple of Faith.

Norris has a Certificate in Theology from the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, Georgia, and a Bachelor of Science degree in professional communications from Southern Christian University. He has an ongoing training relationship with the Leadership Training Network, which focuses on 21st century church culture.