The Rev. Christian Joseph Savage

Biography

The Reverend Christian Joseph Savage became the 32nd pastor of historic St. John’s A.M.E. Church in Norfolk, Virginia, in May 2021. St. John’s is known as the Mother Church of African Methodism in Virginia.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Savage attended Baltimore County Public Schools. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Baltimore in 2014 and a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 2017.

Savage preached his trial sermon at age eighteen in April 2010 under the leadership of the Reverend Charlotte Clemons. He was ordained an itinerant deacon in 2015 and an itinerant elder in 2017.

Before coming to St. John’s, Savage served as pastor of New Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church in Chesapeake, Virginia, from 2017 to 2021. His earlier ministry included associate roles at Shiloh A.M.E. Church in Baltimore and Bethel A.M.E. Church in Chesapeake, along with an internship at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Baltimore.

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The Reverend Christian Joseph Savage is the 32nd pastor of historic St. John’s A.M.E. Church in Norfolk, Virginia. He earned his Master of Divinity at Yale Divinity School and previously served as pastor of New Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church in Chesapeake.