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Matthew Taylor was born in Lexington, Mississippi on February 12, 1972. He is the youngest child of his parents, Will & Ella Taylor twelve children, six boy and six girls and the first to be born in a hospital. He was born and raised in Cruger, Mississippi population 449, where his father bought land in the small town and built one of the first black owned homes in town. After finishing high school at S.V. Marshall High in Tchula Mississippi he had many football scholarships offers, but was unable to fulfill them because of an injury he sustained during his senior year of high school. After realizing his dreams of playing college football was over he was even more determined to do something with his life. He went to a Mississippi Job Corp where he studied Business and Retail Sales, while attending school there Matthew was named Student of the Month three times in one year, elected Student Body President, and became the first student to ever run and operate the Campus Store. This is when he realized that he had a love for the business world. After graduation, Matthew moved to Moreno Valley, California where he started his career. Matthew have been an Executive for several Major Corporations, like Arrowhead Water and Bally’s Total Fitness. However, he has gotten the most enjoyment out of being self employed since 2002. Matthew acknowledged his call to the Ministry in 2002 and later attended California School of Theological and Aneon Bible College. Dr. Taylor is currently the Director of Education at Grace School of Ministry, four time author, book publisher, and a national public speaker.. Dr. Taylor have been married to his lovely wife Debra Lynn Taylor for over 25 years, they have three beautiful daughters’, Veronica, D’Erica, & Deboni one son, Matthew and daugther in law Alisha and an amazing grandson Hunter. Dr. Taylor is an ordained and licensed Minister with P.A.W. Pentecostal Assembles of the World, Inc., and is an Associated Minister at Grace Fellowship Ministries, where he wear many hats and is happy to serve along side his Father & Mother in Law is Bishop James G and Frances Belle. Dr Taylor credits all of his success to his beliefs of God, love of family and friends.