The Trustees, Deacon Board, Deaconess Board, 
Associate Ministers, and congregation of St. 
James Missionary Baptist Church are humble 
and  grateful to God to introduce our new 
Pastor, the Reverend Jerome Lee, Jr.

Rev. Lee was the pastor of Shiloh Baptist 
Church in Painter, VA for the past 12 years. 
Under his leadership new ministries were  
instituted  including organizing the first 
Women’s Conference and Banquet, the news-
letter ministry, the Couples and Singles 
Ministries, a summer enrichment lunch 
program and a food bank, quarterly leader-
ship workshops and the  Discipleship Ministry 
to name a few.  Rev. Lee also served as the site 
coordinator and facilitator for Young Voices 
for Better Choices.  This was a grant funded 
teen pregnancy prevention program. Through 
these ministries and programs the church 
membership  grew.

His ministry has taken him to West Africa, 
South Africa, Guyana, South America and 
Jamaica, West Indies where he preached and 
performed  mission work.  Rev. Lee served as 
Second Vice-Moderator for the Eastern Shore 
of Virginia-Maryland Baptist Association  and 
its Ministries consisting of 28 churches.  
In 2006, Rev. Lee was appointed the Assoc-
iation’s Director of Christian  Education,
a position he held until he relocated to 
Greensboro. He also facilitated two 5-day 
workshops for  the Baptist General 
Convention of Virginia - “How to Change Your 
Church without  Killing It,” and “Leadership 
Development in Rural Congregations.”

In service to the community,Rev. Lee has been 
on the Accomack County School Health Advisory 
Board and served as a  coordinator/instructor 
for the Maryland Institute of Education which 
helped  adults earn their high school diploma.  
Rev. Lee volunteered as a Chaplin Assistant 
for Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. 
Prior to entering the ministry, Rev.Lee worked 
at the Hampton Public Works department for 
14 years.

Rev. Lee received his Master of Divinity from 
the Samuel D.  Proctor School of Theology at 
Virginia Union University in 2005. Currently, 
he is pursuing a doctorate of ministry degree 
there.  He was licensed in February, 1996 and 
ordained  in August, 1999. Graduating from 
Hampton High School in Hampton, VA, Lee 
earned  a certificate and a diploma in 
Christian Ministry from the James P. Boyce  
College of the Bible of The Southern Baptist 
Theological Seminary.

Rev. Lee is married to the former Cynthia J. 
Adkins of Cheriton, VA.  He is the son of 
Jerome and Sandra Lee, Sr. and has one brother, 
Jeffrey J. Lee. In his spare time Rev. Lee likes 
to read.  He also enjoys  playing golf, fishing 
and keeping up with the latest technology.