Born and raised in the Carolinas, Sherry Storrs has lived in the Raleigh area for over 40 years. She is a graduate of Meredith College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, and North Carolina State University with a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Sherry is currently pursuing her
Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree. Her passion is chaplaincy, which she currently fulfills as a hospital chaplain in Raleigh. She finds joy in her four-legged companion, Rocky (a boxer) and in traveling, kayaking, writing and photography. She has written, illustrated, and self-published two
children’s books, which she shares with elementary school students throughout the area.
Her spiritual journey has taken her from the Pentecostal/Baptist upbringing to the doors of many different denominations and churches. She has a deep appreciation for faith and respects others’ faith traditions and cultures. Twenty years ago, Sherry found her home in the Episcopal church and has been a practicing Episcopalian since then. The draw to the Episcopal Church for Sherry is the love of the liturgy and the welcomeness that abounds in the community. Her church home is
Grace Episcopal Church in Clayton, where she has served as a member of the church’s vestry and pastoral care team, providing support and care for the congregation, conducting hospital/rehab visits, and taking communion to members who were not able to attend church.
Sherry has been a member of an international disaster chaplain organization for 4 years. In her service to the organization, she is in charge of providing support to other chaplains via emails,
phone conversations, and Zoom meetings, while developing training aids to equip the chaplains in their respective ministries. Additionally, she serves with the American Red Cross on the Disaster Spiritual Care and Disaster Action Teams, and has been called upon during the aftermath of a disaster to aid individuals and families in recovery. A few years back, Sherry was blessed with a short-term grant position with the Catholic Diocese of North Carolina as a Disaster Case Manager. In this role, she assisted families who suffered from the storms and floods of Hurricanes
Florence and Michael, by helping them secure monies for re-homing or renovations to their damaged homes.
Lastly, in serving as a hospital chaplain, she has discovered her soul’s work. It has been the most rewarding and challenging experience that she has ever been a part of. Sherry has a heart to minister to those who are dealing with end-of-life issues, and considers it a blessing to serve them
and their families. Her passion is to be in service to others in their time of need; hence her joy in serving as a chaplain. She dreams of one day starting a hospice non-profit for the homeless.
