Josiah

J. Paul Taylor was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. He is a graduate of Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and has been ordained with the Assemblies of God for fifty-seven years. He spent forty-six years in pastoral ministry.God gave him a heart for missions, and the churches he pastored gave over 20 percent of their income to missions, and he has had the privilege of ministering in seven nations overseas.Paul and his wife, Dawn, have been married for over sixty-five years. They dedicated each one of their six children to the Lord and to His service. God took them at their word, and all of their children are in ministry, some here in the US and some overseas. And those who are not in full-time ministry are involved in their local church ministries.Paul and Dawn have fifteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren and are living in Gig Harbor, Washington.