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REVEREND DR. BYRON JAMES GRAYSON, SR
Pastor – St. Jude A. M. E. Church

         Reverend Dr. Byron J. Grayson was born in York, PA and moved to Washington, DC in 1967 to attend Howard University.  He graduated in 1971 with the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Finance.  In 1978, he earned the Master of Business Administration Degree from the Howard University School of Business. In 1995, he earned the Master of Divinity Degree from the Howard University School of Divinity. During that year, Reverend Grayson was listed in “Who's Who in African America", and "The National Dean’s List”.  At graduation, Reverend Grayson was awarded the "Excelsior Award" for his academic work. Reverend Grayson earned the Doctor of Ministry Degree in 2005 from the United Theological Seminar in Dayton, Ohio. His research was titled “A Model to Identify Societal Issues which Could Become Catalysts for Unity or Division in a New Church”.
 

          Upon graduation in 1971, Reverend Grayson was employed by the C&P Telephone Companies, AT&T, Bell Atlantic and Verizon Communications. He served as a Regulatory Matters Manager, Product Manager, Business Office Manager and other assignments related to increasing the financial viability of the company. After thirty years of service, Reverend Grayson retired in 2001 to devote fulltime to ministry. 

          In 1985, Reverend Grayson joined St. Paul A.M.E. Church, where Reverend Dr. Henry Y. White was Pastor.  In 1991 while a member of St. Paul, Reverend Grayson was licensed to preach. Reverend Grayson was ordained an African Methodist Episcopal Deacon in 1995 and an Itinerant Elder in 1997.   In 1998, he became the Founding Pastor of St. Jude A.M.E. Church in Germantown, Maryland. 

             Reverend Grayson has been active politically and socially. He has served as a member of the Union County, NJ, Democratic Central Committee. In Plainfield, NJ, he served as Vice Chair of the Board of Adjustments. In Washington, DC, Reverend Grayson was a member of the Ward Three Democratic Committee and was elected twice as an Advisory Neighborhood Councilperson. He currently serves as an Auxiliary Policeman and as a Chaplain with the Frederick City Police Department.  He is an active member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the International Association of Police Chaplains. 

            Reverend Grayson is married to Jennifer A. Grayson and they are the proud parents of four adult children: Cortella Jones; Paul Jones; Byron Grayson, Jr.; and Nicolle Grayson. They have one grandson, Jalen Jones.

             Reverend Grayson's greatest accomplishment is that one-day when he was lost, he listened to the Word of God, believed in his heart and confessed with his mouth that Jesus is Lord.  


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