Augusta H. Hall, Jr.       The Reverend Augusta H. Hall, Jr. is the son of two God-fearing Christian parents. Mr. Augusta H. Hall, Sr. and Mrs. Fannie T. Hall. He is a native of Augusta, Georgia. He credits his love of African Methodism to his grandparents, Mr. Milledge Wallace Thompkins and Mrs. Lula Cindy Wells Thompkins. His great great grandfather, Mr. George Wells, was instrumental in building Pine Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church in Plum Branch, South Carolina.       Reverend Hall received the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Zoology from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio in 1978. In 1986, he received the Master of Science Degree in Biology from Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. He later received the Master of Divinity from Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia in 1994.       Reverend Hall was licensed to preach in 1982, ordained an Itinerant Deacon in 1985, and Itinerant Elder in 1987 by the Augusta Georgia Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sixth Episcopal District. Under the leadership of Bishop and Mrs. Donald George Kenneth Ming, he was appointed as the Sixth Episcopal District Archivist and published three books entitled, “A Solid Foundation”, “Bishop Henry McNeal Turner”, and “From Whence We Came.”  On the Conference level, Reverend Hall serves on the Board of Examiners and the Board of Trustees. As an Alumni of Turner Theological Seminary, he also serves on the Board of Trustees.       Reverend Hall currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Flipper Temple A.M.E. Church in Atlanta, Georgia.       Reverend Hall faithfully serves the congregations to which he has been assigned. From 1995-2005, as Senior Pastor of Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Covington, Georgia, the Church grew spiritually and physically. Under his leadership, many improvements were made to the Church. Some of them were computerizing church records, music department upgrades, the purchase of land, and a sidewalk from one end of the street to the other.       Several ministries were organized under Pastor Hall such as the Senior Citizens/Retirees Program, Church Ministry, Tape and Communication Ministry, Male & A. H. Hall Usher Boards, Male Chorus, Young Adult Ministry, Women’s Ministry, Couples Ministry, and Greeters, Young Adult Choir and Health Ministry/Nurses Guild, etc.       Pastor Hall served as Assistant Pastor at Saint Phillips African Methodist Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia and Bethel African Methodist Church in Augusta, Georgia. In 1987, he was a Class Instructor for the African Methodist Episcopal Ministerial Educational Alliance.       Reverend Hall has held several professional positions prior to going into full-time ministry as a Cytogenetics Specialist with Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Inc., and a Research Assistant in the Department of Biology at Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia. In Augusta, Georgia, he was a Laboratory Technician II with the Medical College of Georgia, and a Computer Operator with Augusta State University. Early in his career, he was an Accountant with Magic City Asphalt Company in Akron, Ohio.       Reverend Hall is fully committed to the work of the ministry, and he continually encourages others to do greater works for the Lord!