| Minister’s Corner
Rev. Dr. Craig Harris Quimby Church Divine Science |
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In loving memory of the Honorable Reverend Lucia Faugno ABOUT REV. DR. CRAIG HARRIS |
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Dr. Harris Studied under both Rev. Lucia Faugno and Rev. Mary Emma Dryden at Quimby Memorial Church Divine Science in Secaucus, NJ. in addition to the Divine Science School in Washington D.C. Prior to Divine Science he was an active member in Unity Centers in Montclair and with Eric Butterworth in NYC for over fifteen years. In 2009 Dr. Harris became a licensed Divine Science Teacher and then a licensed Divine Science Practitioner. He was originally ordained as a Quimby Minister in 2009 and later a Divine Science Minister through Divine Science School in Washington D.C. in 2010. He assisted both senior Minister Lucia Faugno and Assistant minister Rev. Mary Emma Dryden. During that time he was invited to become a Board Member with the Divine Science School in Washington D.C., where he remains to this day, as one of their teachers, originally serving as secretary for ten years and currently as Chairperson. In 2015 when Rev. Lucia Faugno retired Mary Emma Dryden became Senior Minister and Craig Harris became Associate Minister to Quimby Memorial Church Divine Science in the Meadowlands of Secaucus, New Jersey. During this time Rev. Craig Harris began work at the Hudson County Jail in S. Kearny, NJ, where he worked for 5 years as a spiritual advisor in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program for both incarcerated men and women. In addition, he ran a program for the men called the 24/7 DAD. In addition, he voluntarily ran for several years a program at the Meadowview Psychiatric Hospital in Secaucus in their MICA Unit (Mentally Ill Chemically Addicted). In addition, he is author and publisher of the book “LIFE Living In Fantastic Energy”, running groups and workshops based on his book. In 2018 Rev. Craig received from the state of New Jersey the Certificate of Achievement award for Hudson County Volunteer of the Year and signed by Governor Phil Murphy. In 2019 he decided to continue his ministerial education and went to the University of Sedona and the University of Metaphysics where he was again ordained as a Metaphysical Minister and earned his Doctorate Degree in Bible Interpretation. During this time and to this day, he has been a volunteer and Chairperson with the Secaucus Coalition, working with children and teenagers in drug, alcohol, tobacco, and vaping abuse and addiction prevention. Working together with other organizations such as CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) and L.E.A.D. (Leadership for Education and Development) teaching youth self – confidence and managerial skills. Reverend Mary Emma Dryden retired in the spring 2022 and Rev. Dr. Craig Harris was elected by the Church Board from Associate Minister position to the Senior Minister position. He has also been an invited guest speaker numerous times at Unity Center in NYC and Unity Center in Montclair, NJ. We continue to meet each Sunday morning at 11:10 AM est via Zoom. |
