Reverend
Dr. James Momoh
Reverend Dr. James A.
Momoh
is from
Igarra, a town in Edo
State,
Nigeria. He came to the United States in
1972. Despite his special love and
talent for
science and engineering, Reverend Dr. Momoh has remained obedient
to
the Word
and his call to the Ministry. This
has
led him to complete his Theological training at Howard University
School of
Divinity. Reverend Momoh has a Master
of
Arts degree in Religious Studies with emphasis on Theology and
Evangelism. He preached his initial
sermon
on June 16,
2004, and was ordained to the Gospel Ministry on December 13,
2008, by
the Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church
under the
pastorate of Reverend Cornelius R. Wheeler.
As
an integral part
of the ministerial staff, Reverend Dr. Momoh continues to promote
the Kingdom
of God
through preaching, teaching
and prayer. His ambition is to
further
linkages in
theology and witness across boundary and global communities. He believes that there is room for us to
“Save
to Serve.”
Dr. Momoh is a Professor of
Engineering, former Chair of
the Department of Electrical Engineering for over a decade, and
currently the Director
of Center for Energy Systems and Control at Howard University,
Washington, DC. He completed his
engineering education and
advanced degrees at Howard
University, Carnegie
Mellon, and University
of Pennsylvania.
He has served the US National Science
Foundation as a Program Director of Energy Systems for over 3˝
years. In addition, he has
established
several
research and education linkages between universities, countries,
and
disciplines.
Reverend Dr. Momoh is
married to Felicia Momoh, a teacher
with the Prince George’s
County
Public Schools system. They
reside in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
and are parents to four boys: Onaivi,
Eshovo, Ojirese and Omeiza.
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