Our Dedicated Staff
The Reverend Dr. Rodney Taylor

Rod Taylor is  pastor of  Scott Depot Christ Fellowship. He has served Christ Fellowship since 1972, holding positions of assistant, associate, administrator and now senior pastor. He founded, organized and has been administrator of the Teays Valley Child Development Center and Teays Valley Christian School.

The Scott Depot Christ Fellowship has recently completed the first phase of a large educational facility expansion and has embarked upon a new adventure in ministry which the church calls God's "Wheel of Fire." The "Wheel of Fire" is a model and a vision for the church to glorify God by revealing God’s love and fulfilling God’s purposes. The model sets forth the source, center and power of all true ministry as the knowing of God in spiritual experience.

Rod completed his Ed.D. from West Virginia University in 1987. He serves the church with his wife, Marlene, his son Timothy, a dedicated staff and a committed company of lay leaders.

Dr. Taylor has been an active participant in the Teays Valley Ministerial Association for many years and has served as its secretary, vice-president and president.

 

The Reverend Larry Hammett

Pastor Larry was born and raised in Alabama. He received his bachelor's degree in commerce and business administration at the University of Alabama.  He also attended law school while enrolled at the  University.  Upon leaving college he joined his father and brother in the auto parts business.

He was active in his church, the First Church of God in Hartselle, Al. Larry married his sweetheart, Sara in June of 1965 and they became youth leaders at their church.  They both sang in the choir and did duets together. Larry served for a time on the Board of Trustees and felt his call to the lay ministry.

In the fall of 1975, Larry felt God calling him to "pack up, sell out, and come home to West Virginia." Larry followed this leading and moved to Scott Depot in January of 1976. Soon after he joined the staff of Scott Depot Christ Fellowship as a lay minister.

Larry continued his work in the auto parts business until October, 2003 when he was asked to join the staff of SDCF as a full-time minister. He is now the ordained assistant pastor.

Larry and Sara are proud grandparents to Katie and Michael Joseph, the children of their son, Michael and his wife, Bobbi.

 

The Reverend Robert Morgan

Rev. Robert L. Morgan was born November 26, 1915 in Charleston, W. Va. His family moved to Akron, OH when he was an infant and he grew up there.

He graduated from Anderson University, Anderson, IN. He began his ministry at the age of 20 and did pastoral work in Minnesota, Michigan, Oklahoma, California and Indiana. He was in evangelistic work for several years and traveled throughout the United States and Canada. He also relieved missionaries who were on furlough from Barbados and Trinidad, West Indies, and British Guiana (now Guiana).

Presently, he is one of the Pulpit Ministers at Scott Depot Christ Fellowship, Scott Depot, WV. Reverend Morgan's sermons are available on the web. Click here  to access.

 

The Reverend Rich Kelly

Rich Kelly is the pastor of Ignite Student Ministry, the youth group of Scott Depot Christ Fellowship, since August 2006.    He also teaches high school history at Teays Valley Christian School since August 2005. Saved at age 15, Rich received a call from God into ministry at age 18. Over the last 17 years, he has served in a variety of volunteer positions in the church ranging from working with children, groundskeeper, small group facilitator, youth volunteer and youth leader. Trained as an educator at West Virginia State University, he has a B.S. degree in Social Studies education. He has been a teacher for the last eight years and a church youth director/pastor for five years. One of Rich’s passions is to see students’ lives changed and a Godly passion ignited for living a fully-committed life for the cause of Christ.  He and his wife Jennifer are the proud parents of three daughters:  Maggie, Miranda and Audrey.