Dr. James R. “Jim” Carter serves as the Executive Director and Ecclesiastical Endorser for the Presbyterian and Reformed Commision on Chaplains and Military Personnel (PRCC). A native of Monroeville, AL, he attended Belhaven College and Reformed Theological Seminary. While attending seminary, he served as a Chaplain Candidate in the Army Reserves and after graduation and ordination, entered the Army Chaplain Corps. Chaplain Carter’s degrees include a BA from Belhaven College, Jackson, MS; a MDIV and MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS, and a DMIN from Erskine Theological Seminary, Due West, SC. Chaplain Carter’s military education includes the U.S. Army Chaplain Basic Course and Advanced Courses, Combined Arms Service Staff School (CAS3), the Command and General Staff College, and the Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Course. Following his retirement from active duty, he served six years as Senior Pastor of New Presbyterian Church in South Florida prior to accepting this current call.
Dr. Carter served over 24 years with the Army Chaplaincy reaching the rank of Colonel. He held numerous military ministry leadership positions and has served in two combat tours. His assignments include: 24th Infantry Division, 3rd Engineer Battalion (Combat), Fort Stewart, GA; 2-7 Infantry Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA with a combat tour in Saudi Arabia-Iraq (Operation Desert Shield and Storm); 59th Ordnance Brigade, Sogel, Germany; 409th Base Support Battalion, Grafenwoehr, Germany; 4-5 Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS and 4-1 Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS, and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, KS; Area III Installation Chaplain, Camp Humphrey’s, Korea; Brigade Combat Training Religious Support Observer Controller (BCTP), Fort Leavenworth, KS; 3rd Regiment and Senior Pastor of the West Point Cadet Chapel, United States Corps of Cadets, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY; Deputy Installation Chaplain and Chief of Religious Support Operations, Fort Bliss, TX; 4th Infantry Division Chaplain, Fort Hood, TX and Multi-National Division Baghdad Command Chaplain, (MND-B) Baghdad, Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 07-09); Senior Pastor of the Protestant Congregation and Deputy Installation Chaplain, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA.
His military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with two Stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon.
Dr. Carter is married to the former Terri Ganey of Mullins, SC. They have two married children and two grandsons. He enjoys sports, tennis, traveling, reading and serving his local community. Jim and Terri live in Mullins, SC.
