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 served 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.
Elder Jimmy Jones
Elder Jones was born in Cairo IL, graduated from Sumner High School and 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 was married to Teressia Jones for 38 years and from this union they have four children. Elder Jones was ordained February 18, 1996, at Higher Dimensions Church, Paducah, KY by Rev. Zachery Strong.
Rev. Fairly Taylor
Reverend Fairley Taylor Jr. is the son of Brenda Taylor and the late Fairley Taylor Sr. He grew up in Hopkinsville, KY and received his commission in 1988 as a U.S. Army officer.
In 1989 he graduated from Murray State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science. He was ordained as a deacon in 1991 and served on the finance committee, as church clerk, youth 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. He received his license to preach January 4, 2007, from Reverend Dr. W.G. Harvey Sr. at New Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church in Paducah, KY.
Minister Joyce Shields
Joyce Marie Harden-Shields is the second oldest of five children born to Leon (deceased) and Joyce Harden. A 1978 graduate of Eudora High School in Eudora, Arkansas, she completed Personal Care Training in 1985 and graduated from Great Rivers Vocational School in 1993 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. In 1996 she moved to Paducah with her two sons, and in 1997 joined White Oak Missionary Baptist Church under Rev. Calvin R. Cole, Sr.
She married Jesse Shields Jr. in 2001, moved her membership to Mt. Moriah in April 2001, and accepted the call into ministry on March 31, 2019. She has served as president of the Missionary Circle, Discipleship Training Superintendent, and Women’s Ministry secretary.
Minister Doralyn Warren
Currently employed at West Kentucky Community and Technical College as an instructor in the Nursing Assistant Program, Doralyn Warren previously worked in long-term care for over 40 years. She sees caring for the elderly as a calling and now teaches nursing assistants to give the best care and service to elders.
She has a strong passion for teaching and was called into ministry to teach God’s love to all people without a respect of persons. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Wesleyan University in 2010 and is attending Newburgh Seminary for a Master of Ministry degree.
Her hobbies include riding her bike, walking, cooking, and reading. She is the parent of Kimberly D. Warren and H. Jermaine Warren and grandmother of Jordayn, Justin, and Josh.
Rev. Dennis Gray
Pastor Dennis Gray, a native of Hickman, Kentucky, is a commissioned minister of the Christian Church (Disciple of Christ). He was called by God to ministry in January 1997 and answered the call to go wherever God sent him.
Pastor Gray served as pastor of Second Christian Church in Mayfield, KY for 23 years. His ministry portfolio includes overseas ministry in Haiti, the Heaven on Earth conference in Indianapolis, and special study classes and program activities at Lexington Theological Seminary.
Pastor Gray has retired from pastoring at Second Christian Church and now serves Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Paducah, Kentucky as an Associate Minister. He is the husband of Sue Gray, and they have three children and four grandchildren.