Rev. Carlton Keith Taylor, Sr. is a native of Douglas, Georgia. He is the eighth child of Mr. Cleveland
Taylor and Mrs. Susie Moore Taylor. Rev. Taylor has two sons, Carlton Keith Taylor, Jr. and Keenan Marcus Taylor, and he resides in Augusta, Georgia.
Education/Educational Honors
The graduate of Coffee County High School in Douglas, Georgia furthered
his education by attending and graduating Morris Brown College in
Atlanta, Georgia, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Business Administration with a minor in Marketing. Rev. Taylor
received a Master of Divinity Degree concentrating in Christian Education
at the Interdenominational Theological Center (Phillips School of
Theology) in Atlanta, Georgia. During his tenure of study at the
Interdenominational Theological Center, he received the following honors
and awards from Phillips School of Theology: J. Arthur Hamlett Award,
Taggart Honor Award, U.Z. McKinnon Memorial Award, and Dean’s
Award. He was also named to Who’s Who among Students in American
Colleges and Universities.
Ministry
Rev. Carlton Keith Taylor, Sr. has gained recognition in Christian
Ministry through preaching, teaching, and outreach. Rev. Taylor
accepted the call into ministry at the age of 24. He delivered his initial
sermon on June 14, 1992, in Douglas, Georgia, at Everette Chapel
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, under the leadership of Rev.
Melvin J. Williams. In 1993, he began his Pastoral Ministry and was
ordained a Deacon under the leadership of Bishop Joseph C. Coles, Jr. He
was ordained an Elder under the leadership of Bishop Othal H. Lakey.
He is an Elder in Full Connection who has also served under the leadership of Bishop Kenneth W. Carter and Bishop Thomas L. Brown, Sr. He served as Pastor of the following Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Churches in Georgia: Collins Chapel (Milan), Israel (Cornelia), St. Mary’s (Elberton), Clifford Temple (Thomasville), Friendship (James), Village of Hope (Stone Mountain), White’s Chapel (Elberton), Holsey Temple (Atlanta), Jenkins Memorial (Hephzibah), New Saints (Washington) and Hudson Memorial (Augusta). He has served on the Committee on Ministerial Examination and Conference Relations in the Central Georgia Region and the Georgia North Region of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. He served on the Board of Trustees in the Georgia North Region of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. He also served as Presiding Elder of the
Elberton-Gainesville District (26 Churches) in the Georgia North Region of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Currently, he serves as Board Member of Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital.
Moreover, he, proudly, serves as the Pastor of the Historic “Trinity CME Church” in Augusta, Georgia, under leadership of Bishop James B. Walker. Along with his pastoral work, Rev. Taylor is a Greater Augusta’s Interfaith Coalition Board Member. He serve as Spiritual Advisor for the Interdenominational Church Ushers of Georgia Association, Inc. He served as
Grandparent Involvement Coordinator with Dekalb County EOA Head Start. He served as Program Director of Fuqua Hall, a 92-unit apartment drug treatment facility for men at the Atlanta Union Mission. Additionally, he served as Outreach Coordinator at New Life Community Center in Decatur, Georgia. As Outreach Coordinator, he developed a grant-funded program called Project N.E.W. Life which assisted individuals who had employment barriers with employment training and placement. Furthermore, as Outreach Coordinator, he secured funding for other outreach ministries which aided individuals/families who were homeless or at risk of being homeless.
Moreover, Rev. Carlton K. Taylor, Sr. is committed to the call of our Lord and Savior, Jesus, the Christ, and he has a passion for serving God's Kingdom.
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