Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. was born on September 5, 1970 to the late Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Sr., Ph.D., MDiv. and Mrs. Earnestine Jackson Burris. Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord & Savior at the tender age of 7 on July of 1978, and was baptized at the Pleasant Green Baptist Church by the late Rev. Emmanuel McField. Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. became a junior deacon at the age of thirteen. He moved his membership from the Pleasant Green Baptist Church to the Greater Morning Star Baptist Church in April of 1984, when his father, Dr. Charles Lee Burris, Sr., was elected as the next Senior Pastor of the church. Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. was ordained as a Senior Deacon in 1995. He served faithfully as an ordained senior deacon, until the Lord called him to preach the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ on May 9, 1999. Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. preached his 1st sermon on Sunday June 6, 1999. Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. was ordained to be the 2nd Assistant Pastor of the Greater Morning Star Baptist Church on February 10, 2008. The Lord, in his wise providence, decided to call Dr. Charles Lee Burris, Sr. to heaven to rest from his labor on October 5, 2009. The Greater Morning Star Baptist Church was in great mourning over the loss of such a wonderful, kind, intelligent, dynamic, and charismatic Pastor, who served so faithfully and diligently for 25 years. The church went into a thoughtful and careful search for the next Senior Pastor of the Greater Morning Star Baptist Church, under the guidance and empowerment of the Holy Spirit. On April 17, 2010, the Holy Spirit spoke to the membership, and Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. was elected Senior Pastor of the Greater Morning Star Baptist Church. On May 16, 2010, Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. was installed as the Senior Pastor of the Greater Morning Star Baptist Church by the 4th District Missionary Baptist Association and the East Baton Rouge Parish Minister’s Conference. Currently, Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. serves as the 2nd Vice – President of the East Baton Rouge Parish Minister’s Conference, and is a member of the 4th District Missionary Baptist Association. Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. was educated extensively in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. He graduated from Scotlandville Magnet High School on May 10, 1988. He attended Southern University and obtained a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering on May 14, 1993. Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. also went to Graduate school at Southern University and received a M.S. degree in Mathematics on May 12, 2006. Currently, he’s pursuing a Ph.D. in Science & Mathematics Education at Southern University of Baton Rouge, LA. Moreover, Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. is employed at the Department of Development Subdivision Engineering Office of East Baton Rouge Parish / City of Baton Rouge. He has held this position since August 23, 2006. On September 3, 2016, Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. married the former Maudhelen Francine Lewis. They have been married four wonderful years. In addition, Rev. Charles Lee Burris, Jr. has two sisters, Tasha Renee Burris - Joulevette of Olive Branch, MS and Shana Renee Burris of Baton Rouge, LA. Rev. Burris considers himself to be a humble waiter and servant in God’s Restaurant, the Church, as he serves the Word of God in preaching and teaching.