OUR testimony

My journey began in January 1956, in a small town known as Trion, which is a Cotton Mill town in northwest Georgia. At my birth, my dad was 20 and my mother 16. They tried to make it in Trion, but felt God leading them to move to Chicago, Illinois soon after my birth. In Chicago we lived on the North side just off Lake Shore Drive. Dad had several jobs, finally settling with Harper Steel.
We began to attend a Baptist Mission, The Bible Baptist Church, which was hard to get to; you had to enter through a back alley and then go upstairs over a Pool Hall and Bar. The church met in what once was a Dance Hall. While attending Bible Baptist, the Lord called my Dad to preach. The church ordained him, as he and the pastor felt led to begin another mission on Clark Street, just a few blocks from the Cubs, Wrigley Field. This mission, “At Calvary Baptist Church” had a ground floor entrance. It was in a storefront of an apartment building. They worked hard to clean up the building and were able to get pews, two pianos, a pipe organ, doors, wall paneling, and an altar from a Catholic church, which was being torn down to build a new building on the South side of Chicago. At that Catholic altar, in a Baptist Mission, is where I met my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Sunday morning at the age of twelve.
When I was in the sixth grade, during the Christmas break, we moved back to Trion, because of my Dad’s health. There I found things to be much tougher than I thought, because now in the South, I was a Yankee in a small town in Georgia, at the age when children are very cruel. A couple of years later, Dad began to pastor again as he worked in the cotton mill. He became the pastor of a congregation of about thirty-five people who called themselves the Wayside Baptist Church. There at the age of fifteen, they allowed me the opportunity to begin growing in the Lord. I began to teach a Sunday school class of people older than myself, lead the Adult Choir, and sing in a trio.
           There in the pastorium I would spend many nights listening to a man, which went by the name of Happy Howard on WDOD-FM out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, play Southern Gospel music. You could tell he enjoyed what he was doing. One evening my Dad came in from a meeting that he had attended, at an elementary school where Governor Lester Maddox, the governor of Georgia, at that time had spoken. I heard my Dad repeat part of Governor Maddox's speech which stuck with me. He said, “Set your goals so high you know you can’t reach them. Then, work toward those goals, giving God the glory for all that was accomplished.” At the age of fifteen, I aspired to become a DJ on WDOD-FM, playing gospel music and witnessing. I then began to work toward that goal, learning all I could by reading and going to our local radio station and bugging them to death with questions. Before I turned sixteen, I had passed the FCC Licensing Test and received my third class engineers license, (which was a lot more difficult then, than it is today). I went to WDOD, where the manager congratulated me, but told me that I had to have experience before they would hire me. I could not understand how I would get experience if they didn’t hire me. This confused me. I continued high school and worked at the Piggly Wiggly until I got a job at WRIP AM-FM-TV in Rossville, Georgia, That was an accomplishment for a boy of sixteen. Just after I finished high school WDOD did call, offered me the job, which I accepted. While working at WDOD, if you can call it work, (because, man, I was happy), I could witness for Christ, get paid for it, talk to thousands of people and they couldn’t talk back. At that same time the Lord also used me as a Sunday school teacher and Youth Choir Director at the Ridge Crest Baptist Church in Rossville, Georgia, where I married the girl of my dreams, Judy. The Lord was so good to me.
A year after we got married, Judy was expecting our first son, WDOD decided there was more money in rock-and-roll than in Gospel music. Needless to say, I left, went back to Trion and dabbled in this and that, trying to reestablish myself and trying to get my own radio station, landing at WSAF in Summerville Georgia, working with a great friend. During that time the Lord used us, at the Mt. View Baptist Church in Trion Georgia as Sunday school teachers, Adult and Youth Choir Director for three Years. The Lord then called us to serve at the Ridgeway Baptist Church in Lafayette, Georgia, as Youth Director, and Children’s Church Director. It was at Ridgeway, during the Watch Night Service of 1984, while singing a solo that I surrendered to follow the Lord, as He had called me to preach.   I had fought this calling since I was 15, but there that night, I confessed to the Lord that I was not a preacher and could never preach, but I would allow Him to preach through me. I confessed it that night, not only to the Lord but also to the congregation. The Lord began to open doors immediately.
After several years of preaching special events throughout the northGeorgia area, the Fellowship Baptist Church in Trion asked me to fill their pulpit, and then later called me to be their pastor. I had asked the Lord not to allow them to call me, but He did. You see, with Fellowship Baptist Church, though an older church, they only had four active members. With my wife and boys we doubled the congregation when we joined them.   A church that should have closed its doors years ago according to the world, began to grow and so did I. Our one deacon, three members, my wife and the Lord helped work the ministry of this church as I worked two jobs, sometimes three, and try to be a pastor. The Lord blessed and in a little over a year we had forty active members and five active Sunday School Classes. Again God was so good. While at Fellowship I met Dr. Larry Draper, pastor of the West Rome Baptist church in Rome, Georgia. He became a mentor as he led West Rome to pay for much of my seminary work at Luther Rice Seminary in Lithonia Georgia. Including Fellowship, the Lord has blessed me to be able to Pastor four churches in Georgia and two in the Panhandle of Florida, and one Intentional Interim pastor. God tremendously blessed and each church grew, as we strived to lead them to be Great Commission Churches.
The Lord gave me the book “Church Go To Hell! Please?” when I served as pastor of Springhead Baptist Church in Adel Georgia and lead me to self-publish in 2008. The message in the book has helped to ignite revival in many churches. My burden is that congregations around the world, and their pastors, will get a glimpse of Hell, which will help them see the lostness of their friends, that then they will begin to turn the world upside down for Christ. In October of 2023, I published the second book, "The Living Red Letter Words of Jesus". I know God will use it to lead Christians and churches to grow in their walk with Him as they hear Him share His words, with them.
September 9, 2014, while in prayer, God gave me the vision and the burden for “RV Church Life”, a church designated to minister to and reaching the one-point-three-million full-time RV’ers in North America. The focus of RV Church Life was to bring the church to the people, when they are away from home. Preaching, teaching and making disciples for Christ, one person at a time, meeting in small groups in Florida State Parks, rallies and events throughout North America and staying connected through our RV Church Life website. As we were going into our 8th year, Hurricane Michael destroyed the state parks we were working with. As we were working with the State Parks to reopen, the Lord blessed m to be called as the interim pastor at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Graceville Fl. while we continued to live in our RV. . Once again the Lord blessed in many wonderful ways the work of His local church.
As of January 1st 2022 we have relocated to LaFayette Georgia to care for our moms. Still very much available for Revivals, Mission emphasis, Teaching, Filling the Pulpit, Pastor, Intentional interim pastor, etc.
We are currently members of Harbor Lights Baptist Church, LaFayette Ga. where I teach a young adult Sunday school class and assist pastor Jim Powell as he needs me. I also produce a 80-second devotional aired on WQCH 93.7 FM & 1590 AM in LaFayette Ga. at 6:50 in the morning and 5:20 in the afternoon, This is a local Country music station.
I fully believe the Lord has much more for us to do. As you seek the Lords will in your life, please allow Him to share with you, how that we might be apart of you going forward and growing with Him.

My resume

Timothy (Tim) James Hall

1039 E Villanow St., LaFayette, Ga. 30728

(850) 547-5228 Cell

E-mail: timhall_2000@yahoo.com

Personal Website: www.pastortimhall.com

Personal Goal

To always be in the center of God's will. To be active in influencing the lost to come to Christ,

And encouraging Christians to grow in their walk with Him

Judy and I have followed the Lord from the beginning of our marriage. He has truly blessed us to be part of many great churches, missions, and ministries. We feel He has led us back to where we began. We have now moved to LaFayette Georgia, to be able to care for our moms as they age. We also believe God is leading us back home to use us in a mighty way in His kingdom work. Please, while praying consider how we could help you, maybe in the roll of a; Pastor, Interim Pastor, Pulpit supply, Preaching, Revivals, Teaching, Mission emphasis, encouraging outreach, Counselling, and leading a church to find their direction and purpose.

Strongest Spiritual Gifts are:

Administration – Exhortation - Evangelism

Personal Information

Birth: 1956 - Trion, Georgia

Family Status: Married to Julia (Judy) L. Brown of Dalton, Georgia (1975)

Children: Steven (December 76) Thomas (June 81) Bryan (October 86)

11 Grandchildren & 1 great-grandson

Salvation: Born into the family of God, 1968 - Calvary Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois

Licensed: Ridgeway Baptist Church, Lafayette, Georgia (1984)

Ordained: Ridgeway Baptist Church, Lafayette, Georgia (1988)

Ministry Experience

Available Pulpit supply, Revivals, Mission emphasis, interim pastor, pastor, etc. (January 2022 to present)

Member Harbor Lights Baptist Church, LaFayette Ga. (January 2023 to Present)

Interim Pastor, Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Graceville, Florida (Nov 2019 – October 2021)

Missionary / Evangelist / Pulpit Supply, RV Church Life (July 2015 – November 2021)

Senior Pastor, Gully Springs Baptist Church, Bonifay, Florida (February 2007 – June 2015)

Senior Pastor, Blue Lake Baptist Church, Chipley, Florida (May 1998 - February 2007)

Pastor, Springhead Baptist Church, Adel, Georgia (October 1994 - May 1998)

Pastor, Mount Sinai Baptist Church, Doerun, Georgia (October 1992 – October 1994)

Pastor, Kingtown Baptist Church, McCaysville, Georgia (July 1991 - July 1992)

New believers Teacher - Bus Ministry - VBS. Director, Midway Baptist Church,

Summerville, Georgia (November 1989 - July 1991)

Pastor, Fellowship Baptist Church, Trion, Georgia (April 1988 – November 1989)

Youth Director - Youth Music Director - Youth Teacher – Children Church Director Assistant Church Treasurer, Ridgeway Baptist Church, Lafayette, Georgia (1982 - 1988)

Adult & Youth Choir Director - Youth Director - Teacher, Mountain View Baptist Church, Trion, Georgia (1980 - 1982)

Youth Director - Youth Choir Director, Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Rossville, Georgia (1975 - 1980)

Adult Choir Director - Youth Teacher, Wayside Baptist Church, Summerville, Georgia (1971 - 1974)

Education

Luther Rice Seminary, Lithonia Georgia (1992 – 1995)

Dale Carnegie School, Rome Georgia (1985)

Walker Technical School, Rock Springs Georgia (1978 – 1979)

Chattooga High School, Summerville Georgia (Graduated 1974)

Trion School System, Trion Georgia (1967 – 1970)

Stockton Grammar School, Chicago, Illinois (1964 – 1967)

Stewart Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois (1962 – 1964)

Denominational Positions

Missions Committee, Holmes Baptist Association (2009-2011)

Pastoral Ministries Director, West FloridaBaptist Association (2003-2006)

Nominating Committee,Florida Baptist Convention (2000-2002 /2005-2006/ 2006-2007)

100 Pastors, Representing the Florida Baptist Children’s Home (2000-2002)

Moderator, West Florida Baptist Association (2000-2002 )

Vice-Moderator, West Florida Baptist Association (1999 – 2000)

Co-Youth Director, Colquitt Baptist Association (1996 – 1998)

Nominating Committee, Colquitt Baptist Association (1996 – 1997)

Public Affairs, Colquitt Baptist Association (1994 – 1999)

Sunday School Director, Colquitt Baptist Association (1993 – 1994)

Evangelism Committee, Morganton Baptist Association (1992 – 1993)

Other Positions / Opportunities

Red Letter Words of Jesus Devotional WQCH 1550 AM/93.7 FM daily at 6:50 am & 5:20 pm February 2024 till present

Published 2nd book. “The Living Red Letter Words of Jesus,” September 2023,

Interim Pastor Certified, by Florida Baptist Convention, August 2014

President, Holms Ministerial Association (2008-2015)

Published 1st Book, "Church, Go To Hell! Please?" (2009)

Wrote From the Heart Writer, A weekly Article written for Real Power distributed in the Washington County and Holms County News Papers (July 1998 – 2013)

Dave Ramsey financial leader (2010-2014)

President, Chipley Ministerial Fellowship (January 2000 – 2005)

F.A.I.T.H. Sunday school Evangelism Certified November 1999

Wrote Pastor’s Column, The Adel News Tribune (February 1997 – March 1998)

A weekly Column, for the Cook Ministerial Association and the Adel News

Benevolence Committee, Cook County Ministerial Association (1997-1998)

President, Copper Basin Ministerial Association (1992 – 1993)

Bringing an area-wide Bailey Smith Crusade

WSAF Radio, Summerville, Georgia (May 1985 – December 1990)

Christian Program Director – Announcer – Sales Manager

WDOD-FM, Chattanooga, Tennessee (May 1974 – January 1976)

Program Director – Announcer

WRIP-AM-FM-TV, Rossville, Georgia (January 1973 – May 1974) Announcer

Hobbies

Working in the yard & time with family

References available upon request