Harris

Rev. Moya Harris is an Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, currently serving as the Executive Minister and Minister to Women at Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, DC. She is also the Fellowship Program Director for Sojourners, a non-profit Christian and social justice organization based in Washington, DC. 

Rev. Harris has served in many different ministerial capacities over the 15 plus years she has served in ministry. While she did not grow up in the church having accepted Christ as a young adult, she can now see God’s calling throughout her life. She also is a registered nurse with over 27 years’ experience, specializing in cardiac catheterization nursing. She earned a bachelor’s in science Degree in Nursing from Towson State University and a Master of Divinity Degree from Payne Theological Seminary and is currently a Ph.D. student in the second cohort (J50) in the African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric program at Christian Theological Seminary. Rev. Harris has been married to John I. Harris, III for over 21 years, and is the mother of Sierra Battle, a graduate of Morgan State University. 

In the words of the late Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, she is attempting to do the work her soul must have, marrying theory and praxis, scholarship and service. She believes that justice and faith are inseparable and is quick to challenge violent theologies that attempt to oppress and marginalize. She believes that God, even in these difficult times, is still breaking through time and space, making all things new (Revelation 21).  She has a passion for scholarship (especially sacred rhetoric and homiletics), justice, hip hop, and baseball. She can easily be found reading a book or writing a paper while listening to A Tribe Called Quest or The Roots while drinking a double espresso.