Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
References
Timeline
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Christopher C. Diggs

Tupelo,MS

Summary

To obtain a career developing position that will maximize and enhance my current skills and experience, enabling me to be a productive asset to a well-established professional setting and environment, whereas I can utilize my educational qualifications and experience for the benefit of the organization and its residents.

This version enhances clarity and focus, emphasizing extensive pastoral leadership and commitment to community well-being.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Pastor

Haven United Methodist Church
Clarksdale, MS
06.2019 - Current

Executive Director

Upward Mobility Ministries, Inc.
Nettleton, MS
05.2019 - Current

Senior Pastor

Trinity United Methodist Church
Marks, MS
06.2018 - Current

Counseling Intern

North Mississippi Medical Center Behavioral Health
Tupelo, MS
06.2025 - 11.2025

ACPE Chaplain Resident

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Memphis, TN
10.2022 - 07.2023

Chaplain

North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice
Tupelo, MS
10.2018 - 10.2021

Senior Pastor

Oxford First United Methodist Church
Oxford, MS
06.2013 - 06.2018

Senior Pastor

Rasberry United Methodist Church
Indianola, MS
07.2011 - 06.2013

Senior Pastor

Palestine United Methodist Church
Nettleton, MS
07.2003 - 06.2010

Associate Pastor

St. Peters/Athens United Methodist Church
Aberdeen, MS
01.1998 - 06.2003

Education

Master of Clinical Mental Health - Counseling

University of West Alabama
Livingston, AL

Master of Divinity -

Gammon Theological Seminary
Atlanta, GA

Certification: 1 Unit of Clinical - Pastoral Education

North Mississippi Medical Center
Tupelo, MS

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts, English, Sociology and History

The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS

Associate in Liberal Arts -

East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, MS

Skills

  • Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church
  • 1 unit CPE North Mississippi Health Services
  • 3 units ACPE Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Memphis, Tn

Certification

  • Ordained Elder in Full Connection, Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church, 06/01/17
  • Clinical Pastoral Education, 1 Unit, North Mississippi Medical Center, 10/01/12-07/31/13
  • ACPE Chaplain Resident, 3 Units, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, 10/01/22-07/31/23

References

  • Dr. Ben Wax, Director, Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, 118 Oakridge Rd., Starkville, MS, 39759, 662-428-8793
  • Mrs. Laura Gillom, LCSW, Tougaloo College-Delta HealthPartners, 1054 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Marks, MS, 38646, 662-202-4594
  • Ms. Janeka Collins, LCSW/Director of Case Management, North Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Case Management, Tupelo, MS, 38801, 662-832-7174

Timeline

Counseling Intern

North Mississippi Medical Center Behavioral Health
06.2025 - 11.2025

ACPE Chaplain Resident

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
10.2022 - 07.2023

Senior Pastor

Haven United Methodist Church
06.2019 - Current

Executive Director

Upward Mobility Ministries, Inc.
05.2019 - Current

Chaplain

North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice
10.2018 - 10.2021

Senior Pastor

Trinity United Methodist Church
06.2018 - Current

Senior Pastor

Oxford First United Methodist Church
06.2013 - 06.2018

Senior Pastor

Rasberry United Methodist Church
07.2011 - 06.2013

Senior Pastor

Palestine United Methodist Church
07.2003 - 06.2010

Associate Pastor

St. Peters/Athens United Methodist Church
01.1998 - 06.2003

Master of Clinical Mental Health - Counseling

University of West Alabama

Master of Divinity -

Gammon Theological Seminary

Certification: 1 Unit of Clinical - Pastoral Education

North Mississippi Medical Center

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts, English, Sociology and History

The University of Mississippi

Associate in Liberal Arts -

East Mississippi Community College
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