Harrison Bell has served as the Lead Pastor of Saint James Church since September 2023, after joining in 2019 as the Executive Pastor. He leads the staff and congregation, helping them realize their greater purpose beyond everyday pursuits. Bell is also the chair of the Finance and Administration Commission of the Global Methodist Church and serves on its Connectional Council, which leads the denomination of thousands of churches worldwide. Passionate about servant leadership, he strives to empower others through empathy, humility and stewardship. Bell is deeply involved in the Montgomery community, working alongside organizations like the M.A.P. Center, Mercy House and First Choice Women’s Clinic to improve lives throughout the River Region. He and his wife Chelsea have been married since 2012 and share two children, Blaire and Ezra, and two dogs, Coco and Socks.

• Key to Success: Servant Leadership. The best leaders are those that are servants first. They are people of empathy, humility and stewardship, constantly recognizing that the best way to improve is to first improve those around you.
• Guilty Pleasure: I’ve been known to be pretty great in lip singing competitions.
• Childhood Aspirations: Tom Cruise in Top Gun (fighter jet pilot). Or Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible. Pretty much just Tom Cruise.
• First Job: “Pizza Artist” at Dominos.
• Best Advice: “It’s not about you.”
• Biggest Influence Personally & Professionally: I can’t help but to think of the pastors that I have served under through the years in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama—great leaders such as Mickey Rainwater, Joe Green and Lester Spencer.