Minister Andrea Taylor

Minister Andrea Taylor is a native New Yorker. She was raised in the South Bronx. She currently resides in the Jamaica section of Queens with her husband of two years, Peter Taylor.

Minister Taylor has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Black Studies from the State University of New York College at New Paltz; as well as a Master of Science in Teaching degree from Iona College.

An educator by profession, Minister Taylor has held the position of Education Director of two community based, not-for-profit Head Start programs in Harlem. She is the former director of the Harlem Children’s Zone Head Start. Her gifts of teaching and administration are evident in her professional and spiritual life.

At the age of 14, Minister Taylor accepted Christ as her personal Savior at the Friendly Baptist Church in the Bronx, under the pastorate of Reverend Albert L. Sutton. In 1996, Minister Taylor the Antioch Baptist Church of Corona under Christian Experience.

Minister Taylor has served in various ministries within Antioch:

• Assistant Director of the Beverly Wise Harris Children’s Ministry
• Chairperson of Children’s Day
• Assistant Director of the Tillers Liturgical Dance Ministry
• Thursday Night Bible Study
• Sunday School Junior High Teacher
• Blessed Hands Sign Language Ministry
• Antioch Bible Institute Instructor of Sign Language
• Co-Director of Youth At Work

The defining moment in Minister Taylor’s spiritual journey was answering God’s call to preach the gospel. Minister Taylor was licensed Good Friday 2003. Understanding the important of not only being called, but being equipped, Minister Taylor is a student at New York Theological Seminary where she is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree.

Minister Taylor is grateful God for all the blessings in her life. She truly believes that God has ordered her steps, and it is her desire to fulfill His purpose in her life.