Byron L. Benton

Senior pastor, Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church

The Rev. Dr. Byron L. Benton serves as the 10th senior pastor of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church (3MBC) in North Charleston, South Carolina. A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, he earned his undergraduate degree in business education and administrative systems from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He holds a master of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, focusing on homiletics and pastoral care, and a Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy from Eastern University.

Benton advises the Four Rivers Outreach Community Development Corporation and serves on the board of directors for Roper Hospital, the Lowcountry Food Bank, and Healing Care Ministries. He also previously served as copresident of the Charleston Area Justice Ministry. Additionally, he is a cofounder of the podcast “A Pastor and a Therapist.”