{"id":774,"date":"2021-08-19T15:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T15:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/?page_id=774"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:44:21","slug":"our-pastor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/index.php\/our-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR PASTOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"774\" class=\"elementor elementor-774\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a5b12b6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a5b12b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adfa611\" data-id=\"adfa611\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535d082c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"535d082c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Wooduronn Holman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222d1c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"222d1c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wooduronn-holman.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-1131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wooduronn-holman.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wooduronn-holman.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wooduronn-holman.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wooduronn-holman.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wooduronn-holman.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-attachment-id=\"1131\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/index.php\/home\/wooduronn-holman\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wooduronn-holman.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"wooduronn holman\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wooduronn-holman.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e624614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e624614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reverend, Wooduronn Holman<br \/>214-329-7807 (Cell)<br \/>wooduronnholman@yahoo.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3d38e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3d38e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7701022\" data-id=\"7701022\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3372f8\" data-id=\"b3372f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881464b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881464b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rev. Wooduronn Holman is the fifth of five children born to Woodrow Sr. and Eula Holman in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p><p>Rev. Holman attended the public schools in Fort Worth, Texas, graduating from O.D. Wyatt High School in 1986.\u00a0 Upon graduation, Rev. Holman attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, on an athletic scholarship, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education in 1991.<\/p><p>Rev. Holman\u2019s vocational career has taken him from the field of social work to his current position as Senior Manager for FedEx Ground in Fort Worth, Texas, a position he has held since September 1, 2018.<\/p><p>Rev. Holman\u2019s ministry began at his home church of Carter Metropolitan C.M.E. Church in Fort Worth, Texas under the leadership of Rev. Willie McCalister. It continued under Rev. McCalister at Cedar Crest C.M.E. Cathedral in Dallas, Texas.\u00a0 Rev. Holman\u2019s first pastoral appointment was to Friendship C.M.E. in Lindale, Texas in 1998.\u00a0 In 2000 he was assigned to Lane Chapel C.M.E. Church in Tyler, Texas.\u00a0 On July 21, 2018, at the Central Texas Region Annual Conference, Rev. Holman was assigned to the pastorate of Starrville C.M.E. Additional roles and assignments include the Board of Christian Education, the Joint Board of Finance and Committee on Ministerial Examination.\u00a0 All of which occurred in the Central Texas Region. Also on July 20, 2018, Rev. Holman was elected Treasurer of the Central Texas Region.\u00a0<\/p><p>On August 2, 2025, Rev. Holman was assigned to Saint James CME, Gainesville, Texas of the Fort Worth District in the DFW\/NWT Region.<\/p><p>Rev. Holman is married to Watricia Holman of Lubbock, Texas and they are the parents of Jasmine Coleman of Houston Texas, and Jarred Holman of Grand Prairie, Texas. 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