Pastor to celebrate 36 years at Mt. Olive Baptist Church
(Above: Dr. Charles E. and Eula Harlee Gray)
Dr. Charles E. Gray, pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, will celebrate his 36th Pastoral Anniversary on Sunday, April 12 at 4 p.m. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Waymon Monroe, pastor of Solid Rock Baptist Church, and his congregation.
Dr. Gray was born in Greenville, N.C. He was educated in the public schools and received his Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Fayetteville State University. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees from Andersonville Theological Seminary, graduating summa cum laude.
He moved to Winston-Salem in 1972, where he united with St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church. In 1978, he felt his calling from God to deliver His word, and on Jan. 11, 1979, he preached his first sermon. On Nov. 4, 1979, he was installed as the pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1301 East Belews St. The street is currently named C. E. Gray Drive.
He has been blessed with a wife for 50 years, Eula Harlee Gray, of Laurinburg, N.C.; two sons, the late Andre and Michael; one grandson, Charles Michael and one granddaughter, Chau Dre’.
Dr. Gray and Mt. Olive Baptist Church Mass Choir have produced two gospel tapes; “Let God Be God” and “Magnify Him.” He has produced and presented the following plays to the public, “Let God Be God I & II” (written by his son, Michael Gray); “Order My Steps and the Upper Room to Calvary.”
Some of the organizations that Dr. Gray is dedicated in supporting are the NAACP, Crisis Control, Samaritan Soup Kitchen, Winston-Salem Rescue Mission, YMCA, Red Cross, Feed the Children, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Smile Train, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Habitat for Humanity and Toys for Tots.
Dr. Gray says nothing is more important to him than saving lost souls.
