Pastor James H. Neely, Sr. and Margaret was appointed by the Board of Bishops as the National
Family Life Education (FLE) Directors . The appointment was given during the Thirty-First
Quadrennial General Council (June 10-15, 2014) Fuller Normal School, 901 Bishop William
Edward Fuller, SR. Highway, Greenville, SC 29601.
 

Pastor James Neely, was born in Dallas, NC. First Lady Margaret E. Neely was born in Gastonia,
NC. They have been married for 58 blessed years and have two wonderful children. Their son
James H., Jr., age 54, Miramar, FL and daughter, Carmen Joy, 51, New York, NY. The Neely’s
live in Gastonia, NC.

The Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of The Americas, ordained Rev. Neely, November 1979
at Zion Tabernacle Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas, Thomasville, NC
Pastor Neely served as a U.S. Army Chaplain from October 1980 until his retirement in December
2003. He served and ministered to the soldiers and their families.
 

First Lady Margaret, is a retired teacher of 36 years (Public and Private schools) in six different States.
 

Pastor Neely was appointed and served as Pastor of Zion Tabernacle Fire Baptized Holiness
Church of God of the Americas, 425 Buick St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 from November 2005 to November 2012.
 

Education: Pastor Neely –B.S. Public Admin. M. Div & Rel./Edu, Southeastern Bapt.Theological
Seminary, Wake Forest, NC Masters: Criminal Justice, Univ of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Doctoral Student. Antioch School of Church Planning and Leadership Development, Ames, IA
 

Education: First Lady Neely - Masters: Human Development/ Early Childhood Education, UNCC,
Charlotte, NC, B.S.: Early Childhood Edu, Winston Salem State University. Winston Salem, NC
CURRENTLY:  Marriage Enrichment Group facilitators for their Church, St. Matthew FBH
Church, Gastonia, NC.
 

                   Pastor Neely and First Lady Neely are Certified to train and teach these Marriage
              Enrichment Education programs and Workshops.
 

- Better Marriage Enrichment Training Workshop
- Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP)
- Prevention and Relationship Enrichment Program (PREP)
- Christian: Prevention and Relationship Enrichment Program (C-PREP)
- Practical Application of Inter-Relationship Skills (PAIRS)
- PREPARE/ENRICH Marriage Enrichment Training
- P.I.C.K a Partner. (How To Avoid Marrying A Jerk/Jerkette Training)
- Black Marriage Education Curriculum: Basic Training for Couples Training