New Mount Olive JAX

Rev. Ernest L. Taylor, Senior Pastor

Serves as Senior Pastor of the New Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. A native of Jacksonville and graduate of the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. With a strong passion for dance and theatrics, his gifts has allowed him to star in numerous stage plays including Trouble don’t last Always. He’s also taught at several academics of learning and churches throughout the Jacksonville area and surrounding counties. He is the founder and Director of the One-Way Gospel ministry which was birthed in 1991. This company is a non-profit organization which specializes in driving inner-city youth to pursue their dreams in Arts and Stage Production. It also launched the One Way Gospel dance theatre and school which was nationally recognized as the first Full-Gospel School of Dance. He is the current Dance Instructor at the BRMJ (Bringing. Real. Movement. Justice.) Dance Studio, Tonya L. Brown, Director. Saved at the age of 16, and called to the ministry of preaching at the age of 19, Pastor Taylor has held the office of Youth Pastor, Associate Minister and also Assistant Pastor until receiving the call of Senior Pastor in the spring of 2013. Under his watch as Shepherd, he has birthed several ministries including The A Team, which is a Love (agape) motivated Outreach ministry, a dynamic Praise Team, a spirit-filled Choir that includes all age groups, the Power Team, which serves as an Pastoral care and Executive staff to the Pastor, a Youth and Young Adults Ministry (T.A.G, the agape group), and a Children’s Church Ministry which operates each Sunday during Morning Worship.“Love leads the Way”, is his motto and because of his leadership, New Mount Olive has experienced tremendous growth spiritually and numerically. He is the husband of the lovely, Jameka Taylor and they have a beautifully blended family of 5 children.