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Bishop William Darryl Scott D.D. Senior Pastor

William Darryl Scott, Sr. was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to Mrs. Hazel Scott and the late John R. Scott. He received his early education in the Portsmouth and Chesapeake Public Schools, respectively, and earned his high school diploma from Crestwood High School. He matriculated to Norfolk State University and earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Interdisciplinary Science. He continued his formal preparation at Springfield Christian Seminary and Bible College, a former an academic affiliate of Wheaton Seminary in Springfield, Massachusetts, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Theology.  He successfully completed the Certification for Church Business Administrators at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia and entered the Masters of Divinity Program at the School of Theology at Virginia Union University.  In 2005, Bishop Scott earned a Doctorate of Divinity from Springfield Seminary and Bible College and received an honorary doctorate from St. Thomas Christian College, Jacksonville, Florida in 2007.

 

Bishop Scott answered the call to the gospel ministry and was licensed to preach on August 31, 1975, at Fourth Baptist Church, Portsmouth, Virginia under the pastorate of Rev. Dr. Spencer L. Scott, Jr. In October 1980, he was ordained at Fourth Baptist Church by Dr. Spencer L. Scott, Jr.; and in November 1980, he accepted the pastorate at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. On November 11, 2007, he was consecrated to the office of Bishop. He was consecrated to Apostolic Ministry on November 28, 2009.

A gifted pianist, organist, and songwriter, Bishop Scott has been playing since he was eight years old and willingly shares the gifts and talents God has placed in his seed. He is blessed to have a core of faithful and gifted musicians at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church who are directed by the Minister of Music, Elder Patrick Riddick, who studied under Ricky Dillard. 


As the pastor at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Bishop Scott has developed and implemented many programs to enhance and empower the spiritual growth of the congregation which has grown from 100 to over 2,500 members. Many ministers have been licensed under his leadership, and many of them have been called to pastorates. Currently the church retains 27 associates in ministry, and many of them work diligently in ministerial staff leadership positions.

 

Bishop Scott has served the community in many capacities. He co-hosted the popular Sunday morning TV show "Spread A Little Sunshine" with its host, the Reverend Billy Lee, for three years; and he hosted "The Church and Community Forum" radio program sponsored by the Tidewater Co-Op of McDonald's Corporation.  He served as vice-chairman of the Virginia Beach Ecumenical Housing Association.  Under his leadership, the organization was incorporated and became The Samaritan House.  He was an executive board member of the Baptist General Convention; vice-chair of the Community Organization Incentive Grant Committee; a delegate to the President's Summit on Youth, a mayoral appointment; a member of the Church Business Administrators Association; a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors; an executive board member, and a regional vice-president of the Hampton University's Minister's Conference. Additionally, he is affiliated with the National Baptist U.S.A. and served as the moderator for the Norfolk Union Baptist Association for four years. Recently, he was appointed to the Board of Urban Development at Regent University.

 

In 2003, Bishop Scott founded and is CEO of Everlasting Life Ministries (ELM), an evangelistic empowerment ministry that reaches local, national, and international boundaries.  In 2004, two new ministries sprouted from this seed: Everlasting Life Association of Ministries (ELAM) and Vision Feed 5000, a ministry committed to providing food to the homeless, hungry, and others in need.

 

Bishop Scott has successfully ministered in the countries of Cuba, England, Japan, and South Africa.  He has been invited to the Philippines, India, Japan, and Pakistan and is currently in the process of planning crusades to West Africa and Israel through E.L. Ministries.

 

For the past 33 years, Bishop Scott has been happily married to the former Joyce Anne Rose of Franklin, Virginia. Reverend J. Rose, as she is lovingly called, currently serves as Pastoral Administrative Assistant at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church; Chief Operating Officer of E. L. Ministries; and Chief Nurse Anesthetist at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.  He is the proud father of two wonderful children: Tasha Dominique Scott-Beverly, an Assistant City Attorney with the City of Norfolk, Virginia and Vice-President of Ministry and Administrative Overview with E. L. Ministries; and William Darryl Scott Jr., Director of Operations, Media, and Marketing at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church; and Vice-President of Fiscal Accountability and Business Marketing at E.L. Ministries, both in Virginia Beach, VA.  He has two granddaughters: Nia Alesa Mikkel Beverly and Brooklynn Alexis Mikkell Beverly and a son-in-law, Attorney Michael Beverly.

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