Kenneth Moore
SCOC Executive Director
Kenneth N. Moore was born the second of three children to Early and Hazel Moore of Madison, NC. He was raised in the faith and taught the importance of living a Christian life at Mt. Carmel Pentecostal Holiness Church, Madison, NC, where Bishop James W. France is Pastor.
Upon High School graduation from Madison-Mayodan Senior High School, in 1975, he enrolled at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. Following his studies there, he served in the United States Coast Guard, where he served honorably for nine years. He preached his initial sermon in May of 2000 at Elm Grove Baptist Church, under the leadership of Dr. Clarence Johnson. He holds the Bachelor of Theology degree from Apex School of Theology, Durham, NC; the Masters of Divinity Degree from Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Winston-Salem, NC; and is currently studying at Boston University, Boston, MA, for the Doctor of Ministry in Transformational Leadership.
He serves as the Senior Pastor of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church, Stoneville, NC for the past 18 years. He has made the vision clear that we are “RESTORING THE SAINTS . . . WITH LOVE”.
He is the Executive Director for the Sharon Community Outreach Corporation, a Non-Profit designed to build capacity in underserved communities. Moore has served as President of the Congress of Christian Education for the High Point Educational Missionary Baptist Association. He is the current President of the Western Rockingham County Minister’s Fellowship. He is the First Vice-President of the Rockingham County Branch NAACP. He has served on the Community Healthcare Awareness Council for Rockingham County, the Board of Directors for the Rockingham County Arts Council, the Rockingham County Partnership for Children, the Barry L. Joyce Cancer Support Foundation, and Rouse’s Group Home, Inc. He serves the Advisory Board, for the Fellowship of Christian Athlete’s (FCA) of Rockingham County Schools. He is a recipient of the J. Arthur Griggs Civil Rights Memorial Award, given by the Reidsville Branch NAACP, the Humans Relations Council, and the Chamber of Commerce of Reidsville, NC, for his service to the community.
He is married to the former Angela Cobb for the past 46 years, and to this union God has blessed them with three children, Harlan (Janell), Tiffany (Eric), & Shannon (Joey). They are also proud grandparents to eight grandchildren: Christopher (C.J.), Chelsea, Chaiya, Justis, Talan, Chaylia, Shamar, and Takari; one great grandson: Christopher J. Moore, Jr.