Dr. Jeffery McGirt
Lee University has tapped Dr. Jeffery McGirt as the new director of the school’s Charlotte Center campus. The campus operates under Lee’s Division of Adult Learning and offers undergraduate degrees for both traditional and adult students.
“We are excited for the passion and ministry experience that Dr. Jeff McGirt brings to the Lee University Charlotte Center,” DAL Executive Director Dr. Joshua Black said. “[McGirt’s] heart resonates with training up disciples of Christ and future leaders. The ministerial training programs that Lee University offers in Charlotte exemplify this.”
Dr. McGirt is not new to Western North Carolina. He comes to Charlotte after pastoring for over 20 years at East Laurinburg Church of God. He has served on both the denomination’s State Council and Evangelism and Home Missions board during his tenure as pastor.
“I’m excited about the opportunity to coach and mentor future leaders for both the Church of God and the community at large,” Dr. McGirt said.
One might say Dr. McGirt has a vested interest in Lee University. His wife of 24 years, Barbara, is currently a student at the Charlotte Center, and his daughter Christian is a senior at Lee University’s main campus in Cleveland. The couple also has a son, Samuel, who is a junior in high school, but already has an eye toward Lee.
“Dr. McGirt is definitely no stranger to us at Lee,” said Dr. Jayson VanHook, vice president of information services at Lee. “He and his family are committed to the university. I think that comes through in his commitment to make Charlotte Center an educational destination for ministry training in North Carolina.”
As a satellite campus of Lee University, students can earn fully accredited undergraduate degrees in courses designed for flexibility and an accelerated pace. Class sessions begin every eight weeks and offer several options for both traditional students and busy adult professionals to complete a degree.
“Charlotte Center is a vibrant center that is student-focused with qualified faculty to teach and train future leaders,” Dr. McGirt said. “We encourage students to come, interact and share their journey together based on Jeremiah 29:11. After all, none of us can do what all of us can do.”
Dr. McGirt earned both his doctorate and his master of divinity from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. He received his undergraduate degree from UNC-Pembroke in Elementary Education and was a certified K-4 teacher before entering full-time ministry.
Dr. McGirt is replacing Dr. Greg Sloop, who left last month to become senior pastor at Kannapolis Church of God after a 12-year tenure with Lee.
“There is no doubt that Dr. McGirt will make sure the Lee University flame continues to burn bright throughout Charlotte and Western North Carolina,” Dr. VanHook said.
For more information, contact Dennis Purvis, director of enrollment services at Lee University’s Division of Adult Learning at 614-8370 or dal@leeuniversity.edu.