Pastor Horacio Hall

Lead Pastor

Horacio R. Hall was born in the Panama Canal Zone in Panama, Central America. He

is the youngest of fourteen children. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in September of 1987 and was called to the ministry shortly thereafter. In March of 1997, he moved his family to the Tidewater Virginia area and started the Faithway Baptist Church (now, Faithway Community Fellowship).

Horacio’s love for people and God’s work has opened doors for him to serve on various platforms around the area. He has led the Ordination and Credentials Board for the Tidewater Bridge Network of Churches and has been a part of the Committee of Committee’s Board for the Virginia Baptist Association in Richmond, Virginia. He now serves on the Executive Board of the Union Mission in Norfolk, VA and also serves as a board member for the Global Friendship Ministries (The GLOBE) for international students at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. In August of 2023, he was appointed as the regional director for the eastern region of the National African American Fellowship (NAAF - a national fellowship of over 4,000 predominantly African American churches affiliated with the SBC.

He has a passion for seeing people come to know the Lord and loves doing mission work both locally and internationally. He and his wife, Gale, have been married for thirty-four years and have two adult sons. They have served the Lord faithfully at Faithway Community Fellowship for over twenty-seven years.

Dr. Gale Hall

Dr. Hall came to know the Lord at the age of eight through a local church’s bus ministry in the small town of Accomac, VA.  It was through the Baptist Bible Church that she began singing and playing the piano around the age of ten. She overcame a speech impediment mainly through the vehicle of singing praises in her church. It was through that experience that she developed a desire to share her gift of singing to bring others to know Christ as Savior, and to be drawn into a deeper worship relationship with him. Her favorite Scripture for her worship ministry is Psalm 66:2 – “Sing for the honor of his name, make his praise glorious.”  She proclaims with a radiant smile – “I love the Lord, I love His church, I love His people, I love His word – and because I am very passionate about His ministry – this is what I sing about!”

Dr. Hall resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia with her husband Pastor Horacio Hall and two sons.  She is a very active part of Faithway Baptist Church in many ways – Worship Leader, Women’s Ministry Coordinator, and Director of Educational Ministries. She is currently the principal at Atlantic Shores Christian School in Chesapeake, Virginia where she has worked since 2003.  She is also an adjunct professor at Regent University since 2018.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Carolina University, a master’s degree in Human Services and Executive Leadership, and a Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from Liberty University.