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Beloved Community Church
Ministerial Staff of BCC
Ministerial Staff of Beloved Community Church:

Assistant Pastor Rev. Dr. Deborah Hoy Jones is a born again believer that loves the Lord.  She serves
as an Assistant Pastor at the BCC and as the Director of Christian Education.  She also serves with the
community based Stakeholders of Prince Georges County HIV/AIDS Ministry.  She was licensed and
ordained at Fort Foote Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Joseph Lyles and served in the
Youth, Young and Senior Adult ministries, Liturgical Dance ministry, Family Life, served as one of the
teachers of the Berean Sunday School class and directed the Communications Ministry.  She loves
teaching as well as preaching and counseling.

She was graduated from Morgan State University and Rutgers Medical School (now Robert Wood
Johnson School of Medicine). She is currently part of is the Division of Neonatology at Georgetown
University Hospital where she cares for and ministers to critically ill infants and their families.  She also
graduated with honors from Howard University School of Divinity with a concentration in Old Testament.
She desires to always to be available to the Lord, to continue to grow spiritually, and to be a true
worshipper no matter what the circumstances.  One of her favorite scripture is:  Philippians 4:11 “Not
that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”  
She is striving to live a content Christ centered life.

Reverend Carl E. Taylor, Sr serves as an Assistant Pastor at BCC and is director of Church Stewardship.
He earned a BA degree from Hampton University, and graduated summa cum laude with a dual Masters
Degree in Human Resources Management and Business Management from Webster University.  Rev.
Taylor proudly served his country US Air Force and Air Force National Guard.  He was licensed and
ordained as a Deacon at Solid Rock Baptist Church.  He was licensed in 1998 and ordained into the
gospel ministry in 2002 at Fort Foote Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Joseph Lyles. There
he served as the Youth Ministry, was one of the teachers of the Berean Sunday School Class and
served as the faithful drummer for the Women's Choir and the Vessels of Praise Choir for many years.
He also served 10 years as the District of Columbia Baptist Convention Youth Retreat Teacher and
Group Leader.   Rev. Taylor is the founder and CEO of Biblical Financial Basics (BFB) where he, his wife
and their consultant team provide financial stewardship consultation, accounting, business  
management, Human Resources management and seminars to churches and small businesses
throughout the Washington D.C. Metropolitan region.  He has also worked as a detective in the Fairfax
County Police Department for many years.

Rev. Taylor gives GOD all the Glory, Honor, and Praise for his loving and devoted wife Pamela, his high
school sweetheart, who he married in 1980, his wonderful and poetic son Carl Jr., and his wonderful
sweet spirit filled singing daughter Sharese,  His favorite scripture is Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord
with all thine heart and lean not on thine own understanding,  In all thine ways acknowledge him and he
shall direct our paths.”

Rev. Samoris Hall serves with his wife, Rev. Paula Hall at BCC as the Church Administrator, sings on
Beloved Praise and directs the Youth Ministry.  They were licensed at BCC in January 2009. After
joining the US Air Force (USAF) at the age of 17, he earned his Associates Degree in Personnel
Management from the Community College of the Air Force. Rev. Hall was ordained as a Deacon at Fort
Foote Baptist Church in 2003 under Rev. Joseph W. Lyles and served as the Deacon for the Ushers,
Nurses and Tribe Judah Praise Team.  Rev. Hall also taught the Berean Sunday School class with his
wife Rev. Paula, and served in the Men’s Ministry and the Homeless Ministry .  Rev. Hall is a 27-year
veteran of the United States Air Force where he was blessed to achieve the esteemed rank of Chief
Master Sergeant.  He is honored to have served in the Protocol arena, where he hosted such notable
leaders as the Vice President of the United States.  Rev. Hall proudly retired from the Air Force as the
Primary Enlisted Advisor to the National Guard Bureau Chief of Chaplains in 2005. He currently is the
Course Director for the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff Action Officer Course.  

Revs. Samoris and Paula accepted the call to ministry in 2005.  They feel a special anointing for
teaching, marriage ministry and the spiritual development of young men.  The Halls have been blessed
to be married since 1987 and have three children:  Areyal L. Hall, Samoris Hall Jr and Aaron M. Hall.   
When asked what he considered his most noteworthy achievement he answered:  When I accepted the
greatest gift of all, the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal savior. The scripture that guides his life both
as an individual and as a family leader is Ephesians 6:10 – 20, The Whole Armor of God.

Rev. Paula E. Hall serves with her husband at the BCC, where she serves as the minister of Praise &
Worship and helps direct the Beloved Praise praise team. She graduated in 1982 from Va Tech with a
BA in Political Science and earned an MBA from Incarnate Word College in 1990. Paula currently attends
Howard University School of Divinity where she plans to graduate in 2010.  She proudly served her
country as an officer in the USAF and has worked over  25 years in telecommunications at such notable
companies as Intel and Sprint/Nextel. Rev. Paula received her call into ministry at Fort Foote Baptist
Church, where she participated in the Women's Ministry, Women's Choir, taught the Berean Sunday
School class with Rev. Samoris and served as the Director of the Communications ministry.  She and
Rev. Samoris were jointly licensed as a husband and wife team in ministry at BCC in January 2009.  

Rev. Paula met her beloved husband, Rev. Samoris while they were both on active duty in the USAF.  
They were married in 1987 and are blessed to have three children: their daughter, Areyal, and two
sons: Samoris Jr and Aaron.  Rev. Paula recognizes the particular calling that the Lord has given to she
and her husband to minister the Gospel as an Evangelism Teaching Team in Marriage Ministry and in
the development of young people.  Rev. Paula’s favorite scripture is 1 John 3: v. 2 – 3: “Beloved, now
are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that when He shall
appear we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in him,
purifleth himself even as He is pure.”
Pastoral Team