The Rev. Marie-Carmel Chery Called to Voorhees University

With excitement for the continued growth and development of Voorhees University, Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley is thrilled to share that the Reverend Marie-Carmel Chery has been called to serve as Dean of the Chapel & Spiritual Engagement at Voorhees University, effective September 1, 2023. In this role, Dean Chery will also serve as vicar of St. Philip’s Chapel on campus, as well as an assistant professor of Theological Studies at the university.

Dean Chery earned a bachelor’s degree in religious science from the Episcopal University of Haiti, and she graduated from the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 2011. She was ordained to the priesthood in Haiti in 2014. Prior to coming to the United States, Dean Chery served several parishes across Jeremie, Cap-Haitian, and Leogane and also as a faculty member at the Episcopal Nursing School in Leogane. She served internships in the Diocese of Upper South Carolina.