BISHOP-SELECT HERMAN G. PLATT

Bishop-Select Herman G. Platt is the Pastor of Wells Memorial Church of God in Christ in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he has faithfully served since April 2000. A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, who has devoted more than five decades of his life to ministry, military service, chaplaincy, Christian education, and leadership within the Church of God in Christ.

Dr. Herman G. Platt accepted the call to ministry in 1974 while serving in the United States Air Force in Okinawa, Japan. He was ordained in 1978 by the late Bishop Ithiel C. Clemmons at Wells Memorial Church of God in Christ. Upon returning to Okinawa for a second military tour, he served as pastor of Calvary Church of God in Christ, ministering in numerous capacities and helping establish the church as the headquarters church of the Japan Jurisdiction.

In 1984, Dr. Platt continued his international ministry by founding the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Songtan City, near Osan, Korea. After returning to the United States, he pursued extensive theological and professional education. He later transferred to the United States Navy Chaplain Corps, where he faithfully served until retiring from the military after 28 years of distinguished service. His ministry experience has taken him throughout the United States and abroad and has included pastoral ministry, military chaplaincy, church planting, Christian education, leadership development, and pastoral care.

Dr. Platt is an accomplished scholar and educator. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia; a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas; and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. He has also completed studies in Human Resources through the University of Oklahoma and received extensive military and clinical chaplaincy training, including certification in Clinical Pastoral Education through the United States Navy. Throughout his academic accomplishments, Dr. Platt has maintained that his greatest pursuit is spiritual, continually preparing for his “finals for heaven” as a saved, sanctified, and Holy Ghost-filled servant of God.

In April 2000, Dr. Platt was appointed Pastor of Wells Memorial Church of God in Christ and serves under the leadership of Bishop Leroy J. Woolard, Jurisdictional Bishop of Greater North Carolina. Under Dr. Platt’s leadership, the church has continued to strengthen its ministries, expand its outreach, and serve the Greensboro community. His pastoral leadership has included the development of programs focused on worship, Christian education, youth and young adults, community engagement, family support, and spiritual formation.

In May 2010, Dr. Platt was elevated to serve as Superintendent of the Winston-Salem District of the Greater North Carolina Jurisdiction. Throughout his tenure in the Church of God in Christ, he has served in numerous local, jurisdictional, and national leadership capacities, including service in the areas of episcopal administration, adjutancy, seminary instruction and leadership, and military chaplaincy.