Reverend Reginald A. Early
Reverend Reginald A. Early is a native of Portsmouth, VA. He began his education at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in Portsmouth. He graduated from the historic I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth.
He graduated from Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA with a Master of Arts degree (M.A.) in Communications and a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Journalism.
After accepting the call to ministry he matriculated at Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA where he earned the Master of Divinity degree (M.Div.)
Shortly after finishing seminary he was appointed to Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial UMC in Portsmouth where he served as Senior Pastor of seven years.
In 2000 he was appointed to Willisville Chapel UMC in Upperville, VA., where he served for fifteen years and in 2005 he was appointed to pastor Mt. Zion UMC (Hamilton) in Hamilton, VA where he served for ten years.
Actively involved in the community he was a mentor at the Juvenile Detention Center in Leesburg, VA
Because Pastor Early has a passion for social justice issues he became involved with the Loudoun County NAACP and was elected President where he served for eight years. While the president he was promoting voter education, voter registration and voter participation. He also participated in peaceful demonstrations in Leesburg, VA for #Black Lives Matter.
Currently, Pastor Early is a sitting member of the Board of Directors for Mobile Hope which is an agency that provides a sundry of assistance to homeless youth in Loudoun County, VA. He serves as a volunteer with Volunteers of America preparing and serving meals for residents at the homeless shelter in Leesburg. In addition he serves as a volunteer with Loudoun Literacy Council where he reads to the children at the homeless shelter to promote the value of reading books. Pastor Early along with congregants has done ministry with homeless people living in camps in Manassas, VA. Pastor Early will start his tenure as the 54th Pastor of Randolph Street United Methodist Church.