St. John AME of Raleigh
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“God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Humankind Our Family.”
Our motto
Ministerial Team
Pastor Philip R Cousin, Jr. and First Lady Angela Cousin
Rev. Philip R. Cousin Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was educated in Durham, North Carolina where he graduated from C. E. Jordan High School. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving an A B. degree with a double major in Religion and Philosophy in 1978. In 1984, he received the Master of Divinity degree from the Duke University School of Divinity. He has also received certification in Clinical Pastoral Education from Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC.
Rev. Cousin’s involvement in local politics and activity in civic affairs has resulted in invitations to the White House on several occasions during the presidency of Barack Obama, as well as an invitation to his National Re-election Campaign Headquarters in Chicago, IL. He served at the State level on the committees to elect and re-elect President Obama. Rev. Cousin was honored at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC by the Congressional Black Caucus at an event hosted by the Friends of Fifty. There he was recognized alongside such notables as the late Hon. Julius Chambers, the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Chavis Muhammad, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Rev. Cousin is married to the former Angela McMillan, a registered nurse and herself a fourth generation African Methodist “child of the parsonage.” They are the parents of five children – Philip III, Danielle, Daniel, Carlos and Joshua – and two granddaughters: Calliope Angela and Rosalie Pearl Morgan. He is the oldest of five sons, all Itinerant Elders and pastors in the A.M.E. Church, born to Bishop and Mrs. Philip R. Cousin, Sr.
Minister Simeon & Reverend, Dr. Terri Hutchinson
On January 2, 2010, Minister Simeon and Reverend Terri Hutchinson were joined in holy matrimony. Simeon is a native of Savannah, Georgia and a graduate of Shaw University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications. He also has a Master of Education degree from Liberty University with a specialty of School Counseling. He accepted his call to ministry on November 4, 2012 and was licensed to minister the Gospel in March 2013 in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Since then he has been on the move for Christ through preaching, teaching, mentoring the youth and other activities. Min. Simeon is currently the Chair for the Sons of Allen Men’s Ministry at St. John.
Reverend Terri Hutchinson is originally from Swansea, South Carolina. She graduated from UNC-Greensboro with a Bachelor and Master of Arts degree in English. She also has a Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling and Educational Leadership. She is an Instructor of English at Johnston Community College. She is also a published author of inspirational fiction. Rev. Hutchinson received her ordination in the African Methodist Episcopal church in June of 2013 and was blessed to serve as pastor at St. Matthew AMEC of Weldon, NC. She currently serves as Director of Christian Education for St. John. Now residing in Knightdale, NC, together, the Hutchinsons are the proud parents of a little girl. They also have a daughter who is a resident of Savannah, Georgia. Together, they strive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ through word and action. They work to encourage others through their testament of the love of God.
Minister Mark and Raychelle Wood, II
Minister Mark A. Wood II, is a native of Grasonville, MD. He accepted his calling to preach at Robinson AME Church and was licensed as an Exhorter. In 2010, Mark relocated to Raleigh, NC and transferred his affiliation to St. John. As a man of God, Exhorter Wood is always diligently working within and very faithful to the body of Christ. He has been and remains an encouragement of the youth, especially the young men. Every day that passes his mission is to try and make a difference in the world by reaching one soul at a time. In 2015, Exhorter Wood married his lovely wife, Raychelle, and together they are the proud parents of four children Mariana, Mark III, Markayla, and Markel. He is currently employed with RDU International Airport. His mission is to try and make a difference in the world by reaching one soul at a time. Currently, he serves as the vice-president of the connection al Sons of Allen auxiliary for the AME church.
Rev., Dr. Deborah Burroughs was called into ministry and did her initial sermon at St. Joseph AME Church in Durham, North Carolina in September 2010. She was ordained as Local Deacon in October 2011 at St. Matthew AME Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Local Elder in September of 2020. She has served as an associate pastor at St. Joseph AME Church, Bethel AME Church, San Francisco, California, and St. Andrews AME Church in Sacramento, California, and Allen Chapel AME Church. Rev. Burroughs lives her life based on faith in God, and one of her favorite scriptures is Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Rev., Dr. Deborah Burroughs
