Meet the Deputies: Jim Taylor

The Reverend Dr. James E. Taylor

Fr. Taylor at the May 2015 Diocesan Clergy Conference in Santee.

Jim Taylor has been Rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in the Park Circle neighborhood of North Charleston since 2003 and has been a priest for 20 years. Born in Wilmington, N.C., he graduated from New Hanover High School, where he played football and threw the discus on the track and field team. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and Virginia Theological Seminary. In 2014, he received his Doctor of Ministry degree from VTS; his thesis on stewardship was "Transforming The Giver: Effecting Congregational Giving Patterns Through Faith, Gratitude, Formation and Proclamation."

In 2012-2013, Fr.Taylor served on the Steering Committee for the reorganization of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. He now serves as treasurer for diocese, as well as treasurer for the Trustees of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. In his free time he plays racquetball, has fun on the water and works on website design.

Fr. Taylor says he is looking forward to representing our diocese with integrity, joyfulness, and hope for the future. This will be his first General Convention, and he says he looks forward to reconnecting with friends, making new friends, and seeing the larger church.