John Harmon is the 14th Bishop of the Diocese of Arkansas. He was ordained and consecrated in Little Rock on January 6, 2024.

He was previously the Rector of Trinity Church in Washington, D.C. Before accepting the call to Trinity, he was rector of St Stephen’s, Petersburg, Va.; assistant rector of Grace Church, Norfolk, Va.; and Episcopal Chaplain at Norfolk State and Virginia State Universities.

John is the principal visionary and co-founder of the Episcopal Service Corps (ESC), a federation of young adult service programs across the Episcopal Church. He also founded the Trinity Development Corporation (TDC) to help empower the underserved to achieve self-sufficiency through counseling, education, and improved access to adequate health care. During the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, TDC was a leading provider of HIV/AIDS education and prevention services, operated six centers, and realized about three million dollars in funding.

He graduated from Saint Paul’s College with honors (English Literature, Political Science, and History), Virginia Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity), and Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education (Master of Theology). For ten years, he was a spiritual faculty with CREDO, a clergy development program of The Church Pension Group. He led and supported disaster relief efforts in the United States, the Caribbean, and Africa.

John and his wife, Keeva, have been married for 30 years. They are the proud parents of Joshua, Jarena, and Justin. He was born in Liberia. His interests include carpentry, gardening, poetry, reading, walking, writing, and sewing.

John is a pastor at heart. He values strong relationships with the community and the people he is called to serve. He is an experienced collaborative leader who cultivates ministries that thrive on building inclusive communities with compassionate discipleship. His life is shaped by prayer and public witness.