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Rev. Dr. Harry L. Seawright, Pastor

Rev. Dr. Harry L. Seawright is a native of Swansea, South Carolina. He was called to preach in 1977, ordained as an Itinerant Deacon in the AME Church in 1979; and as an Itinerant Elder in 1981.He is the pastor of Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Brandywine and Temple Hills, Maryland, where he has served since 1986. In 1991, Rev. Seawright led the construction of the new $1.6 million sanctuary. Under his leadership and with God's anointing, Union Bethel has over 50 innovative ministries and 50 sons and daughters in ministry. In 2001, he started a satellite church in Temple Hills, Maryland and the Union Bethel Intergenerational Center, Inc. – IGC was birthed. This second church location holds Sunday worship services, Church School, weekly Bible Study and Intercessory Prayer. This facility is also a fully operational Day Care/Before and After Care Center that features a Banquet Hall for conferences, weddings, receptions, special events and a certified HUD Housing Counseling Program office. The Center's mission is to "Foster Intergenerational Relationships and Strengthen Communities."
 

Rev. Seawright has spent over 30 years in ministry, specializing in community leadership, church construction and development. He is a spiritual leader, business man, community leader, world traveler, author and a family man. His former pastoral assignments were: Payne Memorial AME Church, Jessup, Maryland, 1981 -1983 and Hemingway Temple AME Church, Washington, DC, 1983 -1986.

Among Rev. Seawright’s affiliations are: Trustee Emeritus on the Board of Trustees for Prince George's Community College; President/CEO and Founder of HLS Consulting, Inc., a company that specializes in church construction, administration, management and finance and the Founder and CEO of We Kleen, Inc. a company of commercial cleaning, landscape and handyman services. He is also the CEO and Founder of the Union Bethel Intergenerational Center, Inc (IGC) and the CEO and Founder of Prestigious Property Management, Inc.  He is a member of other community and national organizations.

Rev. Seawright’s prophetic vision and outstanding leadership changed Union Bethel to a well-respected church serving over 1,500 members in the Washington Metropolitan area. From 5 to over 55 acres of land, from 2 employees to over 75 employees, from a little chapel to a sanctuary that seats over 500 and to property that includes three houses, an apartment, greenhouse and pond. Rev. Dr. Harry L. Seawright knows the power of the Holy Spirit. He makes time for daily devotions with God, and anyone that meets him, knows he is a praying man!

Rev. Seawright is the author of More Than Bricks and Mortar: Building a Church Without Losing Your Mind, 1996. He is a contributing author for The African American Devotional Bible and The Pastor’s Manual.

He serves as Treasurer of the Washington Conference, the 2nd Episcopal District of the A.M.E. Church, the 2nd Episcopal District Religious, Education and Charitable Non-Profit Board (RED, Inc.) and is a member of the Collective Banking Group. Rev. Seawright is a member and past president of the A.M.E. Ministerial Alliance of Washington, D.C. He is the Founder and Past President of Bethel House, Inc., a nonprofit outreach organization. During the 2008 General Conference, Rev. Seawright was a candidate for bishop, were he ran a spirit-filled, spirit-led and spirit driven campaign.

Rev. Seawright earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Benedict College, Columbia, S.C. and Master and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Howard University School of Divinity. As a member of the graduating class of 1995, he was awarded the Doctor of Ministry "Student of the Year." In 1996, he received the Concerned Black Christian Men of Prince George's County Religious Award. In August 2004 he attended St. Antony's College, in the University of Oxford, Oxford England, where his presentation on "Dynamics of the Church, Politics and Education" was well received by the Oxford Round Table of distinguished leaders from around the world.  Rev. Seawright has received other awards and recognitions for his leadership in the community and church.

Rev. Seawright resides in Fort Washington, Maryland with his wife, the Reverend Sherita Moon Seawright. They are the parents of Shari Nicole and Harry Matthew and the grandparents of Cameron Isaiah.