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"The Church That Loves In Deed And In Truth" 1 John 3:18
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Dr. Don DeCarlo Taylor is a life long resident of Shreveport, LA. He is a 1979 honors graduate of Green Oaks High School. He attended Southern University in Baton Rouge where he was a Distinguished Military Student and received his Commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. He served his country honorably as a Company Commander in the 95th Division until he resigned as an Army Reserve Captain in 1998. He is a 2002 graduate of Louisiana Baptist University in Shreveport, LA where he received his BA in Biblical Studies. He also received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity in May 2017 from Inter Baptist Theological Seminary in Shreveport, LA.
In March 2002 Pastor Taylor accepted his call to the ministry at the Christ Temple Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr. Prince A. Gipson Jr. Before accepting his call to the ministry he served as Chairman of the Deacon Ministry, Chancel Choir President, Assistant Church School Director, Youth Supervisor, New Member Orientation Instructor, and Brotherhood President at Christ Temple. He also served as Brotherhood President and Treasurer for the Mount Hermon Baptist District Association.
Prior to becoming Pastor of The Stoner Hill Baptist Church, he was Pastor of the defunct Saint Anthony Baptist Church of Shreveport for 4 years from 2004-2008. Dr. Taylor retired from the Bossier City Fire Department in 2012 after 21 years, where he served as a Firefighter, Driver, Training Officer, Assistant Chief of Training, Internal Affairs Director, Recruiting Officer and the Administrative Assistant to the Fire Chief. He was a HazMat Technician, High Angle and Ropes Technician, an Emergency Medical Technician (Paramedic) and an instructor for the Louisiana Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (Basics and Paramedics); he was also Regional Faculty with the American Heart Association. Furthermore Pastor Taylor is Vice President of Cooper Road USA, Executive Director of Taylor Ministries Inc. and he was a former coach with the West Shreveport Athletic Association, (G – Men Tigers) from 2001-2008.
He's married to Ellen Marie Silas Taylor, and has two children Kayla and Don Jr. (DJ). He has four grandchildren, Amariah Mims, Harmony Taylor, Demarirea Mims Jr. and Danilo Marshall. Pastor Taylor enjoys, reading, walking, peanut butter and bananas, and vacations with his family.
