Meet the DLTs: Rev. Steven Taylor

June 28, 2019 / By Rev. Steven Taylor / 1 Comment

My name is Steven Taylor, and I’m serving in my 16th year as a pastor in the UMC. I grew up in the UMC, was baptized as an infant, but made a significant commitment to Jesus at my confirmation when I was 12. Since then, I went to college to be a professional environmental engineer, which I was for 10 years.  I got to travel the country and the world, helping people be good stewards of the environment.

When I felt God’s call to ministry, I enrolled at Asbury Theological Seminary, earned my Master of Divinity degree, and began to serve the Little Valley UMC in the Cornerstone District in 2003. I currently serve the Panama UMC and am in my ninth year serving this appointment. I do what God has called me to do because I believe with every fiber of my being that Jesus was the only person to ever walk out of His own grave under His own power, and that Jesus is the only answer to the challenges, sin, and struggle in this world. I’ve seen Jesus change lives, including mine.  I’m a change agent who thrives when the church is courageous to reach new people with the gospel in new ways with the truth of God’s love through Jesus. 

In addition to the Cornerstone DLT, I also serve on the UNY Conference Leadership Team, am a Board member with the Confessing Movement within the UMC and have served in many other leadership capacities. I’ve been married for 26 years to Stacy, and have two children, Benjamin (23) and Abigail (21).  It’s an honor to serve as God leads and to help Jesus transform the world by making disciples for Him.