Jim Parsons was appointed to Milford Hills in July of 2018. This is his fourth appointment in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. His previous appointments were as an associate minister at Hawthorne Lane UMC in Charlotte then as the minister of Trinity UMC in Thomasville and Indian Trail UMC in Indian Trail. Jim received a Bachelor of Science in Bible and Religion at Montreat College and a Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School.
In 2002, after marrying his High School sweetheart, Alycia, they moved to Mossley, England where Jim served three churches in the Ashton-under-Lyne Circuit for a year. Jim enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids, kayak fishing, playing guitar, and watching movies.