Associate Ministers


Evangelist Melanie Nunn

Before moving to Paducah, she and her family lived in Detroit, MI for twenty-five years where she taught English and Journalism at Henry Ford High School.

Evangelist Nunn responded to God's call in 2000 and has never looked back. She is an associate minister at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Paducah, KY where she also serves as Superintendent of Disciples in Training (formerly known as Sunday school). She considers it an honor to be both licensed and ordained by her father in the ministry and pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin Cole, Sr.

 

 

 

 


 

Minister Joann Green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Elder Jimmy Jones

 

Elder Jones was born in Cairo IL, graduate of Sumner High School, West KY Vocational-Technical School and attended Coyne Electronic Institute for 15 months. He was an employee of USEC for 37 years in instrument maintenance.

He has been married to Teressia Jones for 38 years and from this union they have 4 children.

Elder Jones was ordained February 18, 1996, at Higher Dimensions Church, Paducah Ky by Rev. Zachery Strong.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Rev. Fairley Taylor

Reverend Fairley Taylor Jr, is the son of Brenda Taylor and the late Fairley Taylor Sr.

Reverend Taylor grew up in Hopkinsville KY.  He received his commission in 1988 as a U S Army Officer.

In 1989 he graduated from Murray State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Animal Science.

He was ordinated as a deacon in 1991. He served several years on the finance committee, church clerk, your leader and chairman of the van ministry. He was called into the ministry in 2005, and his initial sermon was “Why Do We Doubt God”, 1 Kings 19:1-5

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He received his licensed to preach January 4, 2007 from Reverend Dr. W.G. Harvey Sr. at New Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church, Paducah KY.

 

 

 

 


 

Min. Joyce Shields

Joyce Marie Harden-Shields is second oldest of five children born to the parents Leon (deceased) and Joyce Harden.

A 1978 graduate of Eudora High School, Eudora Arkansas; completed Personal Care Training at Central Arkansas Area Agency on Aging in 1985; graduated in 1993 from Great Rivers Vocational School in McGee Arkansas with a business secretary degree.

At fourteen she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and was baptized under the leadership of the late Rev. Edgar Handie, Zion Chapel Baptist Church.

While in Eudora formed a gospel group The Wings of Joy under the direction of musician Antionetta Harden.

November 1996, she and her two sons Maurice and LaMarcus moved to Paducah KY.

In 1997 joined White Oak Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Calvin R. Cole, Sr. Pastor.

February 10, 2001, she married Jesse Shields Jr. This union brought a family of three to a family of six Maurice, LaMarcus, Jonathan and Vahon with 6 children.

On April 15, 2001, membership was moved to Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Calvin R. Cole, Sr.

March 31, 2019, received and accepted the call into the ministry.

Past offices:  president of the Missionary Circle, Discipleship Training Superintendent and Women’s Ministry secretary.

One of her many favorite scriptures 2nd Chronicles 7:14  “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sins and will heal their land”.

I owe it ALL to the Lord....if it had not been for the Lord on my side who kept me safe even when I couldn't see it.... where would I be. All my help comes from the Lord.

 


 

 

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