Tara E. Bain
Minister with Children and Families
704.714.9372
tbain@providenceumc.org

Tara Bain serves as Minister with Children and Families.   Tara grew up in southern New Jersey. Wanting to meet new people and to become a real southerner, Tara moved to North Carolina. She attended High Point University where she earned a BA (summa cum laude) in religion. Following her graduation from college, she fulfilled a lifelong dream when she went on a mission trip to China for one month. She then moved back to New Jersey to complete her MDiv at Princeton Theological Seminary. She has served in some capacity at St. Paul's UMC (Brick, NJ), Christ UMC (Greensboro, NC) and Providence UMC (Forest City, NC) before coming to Providence UMC in Charlotte.

Tara's interests include leading in worship, teaching Bible studies and pastoral care and counseling. Tara has recently begun working on her Doctor of Ministry degree at Wesley Theological Seminary.  Her focus will be on Arts and Theology.

In her spare time, you can find Tara at the gym. She enjoys weight lifting, step aerobics and cardio kickboxing. Her other extracurricular activities include reading and spending time with her her husband, David.  Tara and David are eagerly awaiting the birth of their first child, who is expected to arrive this summer.

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