Dr. Arnold G. Hill, A native Liberian, Hill was born to Rev Henry E. Hill, & Mother Amanda B. Clarke-Hill of Arthington.
Education:
Dr. Hill obtained his early education in Liberia. University Education, at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Hill also obtained graduate degrees (M.Div.& MRE) from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, (SEBTS) Wake Forest, NC. Hill also holds certifications in Business Administration, Finance, and Banking.
Pastoral Experience: 1975-1978: Rev Hill served as Pastor, Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC. 1978-1980:
1978-1980: Pastor First Baptist Church, Soul City, NC
1979-1980: Executive Director Interfaith Committee & Developer of Five NC Counties
Management Experience: 1980-1984 North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC: Head, Campus Ministry Program, Director International Students Program, and Lecturer.
1985-1990: President/CEO: Amanda International Trading Group: One of Liberia’s largest trading companies, representing several American firms (Carrier, Otis, Shaw, to name few).
1991-1994: COB/CEO: Roviabank: Liberia’s oldest and largest post 1980 coup d’état indigenous bank.
1995-2000: CEO/PDG: American Carpet/Amanda Trading: Joint-Venture Trading between an old American Trading company and a very highly respected African trading company located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
2000-2002: President/CEO: Exotic Hardwood. A Ghana based timber and hardwood manufacturing company for export to the USA.
2003-2005: Consultant: Advisory role to many governmental and business programs out of West Africa (Liberia, Ghana, Ivory Coast) and Immigration Consultant to a major nursing Program out of Durham, NC
2005-2008: Developing and managing very highly successful independent auto business & Head of Golar Institute for Spiritual Development, Goler Memorial AMEZ Church, Winston-Salem, NC.
Since 2008 Rev. Hill has been serving as Senior Pastor, the Historic St. Paul Baptist Church, Arthington, Liberia
2009-2011: Dr. Hill appointed and served as Chairman of the Baptist Investment Commission,
Since 2012 Hill has been adjunct professor at Cuttington Graduate Professional School
Arnold is married to the former, Olivia Brown they have several children on their own and mentor several others.
March 9th 2010 Rev. Hill was inducted into office as the 5th President of the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary.
December 6th 2010 Hill received Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa.
Hill brought new vitality to the Seminary through his vision of Restoration and Planting designed to launch the Seminary, this decade, into the 21st century using a method of four wheels.
March 9th 2015 Dr. Hill was appointed by the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC), the Ecumenical Community of the Body of Christ Liberia to serve as Chairman of the Technical Committee on Christian Nation. This National Committee was able to crystallize the meaning and definition of Christian-Nation by distinguishing if from Christian-State.
Since 2010 Hill has been the Executive Secretary of the nationwide and highly respected Universal Baptist Convention (UBC).
2017 Hill led the effort to transform the UBC into the Universal Christian Alliance of Liberia, (UCAL) an interfaith convention of interdenominational Churches. This group has grown to over 150 churches around the 15 Liberian counties. Hill has been serving as President and Chairman of the UCAL since its inception in 2017.
Since inception in 2018, Hill has served as President/CEO of Liberia Intermediary Financial Enterprise, Inc. (L.I.F.E) a Central Bank of Liberia Licensed intermediary on-lending bank.
For two years Dr. Hill served with Dr. Samuel B. Reeves, Jr, as President of Grand Bassa Community College, (GBCC) now University, where he led the effort to make GBCC into University status.
Liberia Entrepreneurial Asset Development (LEAD), since 2019 Dr. Hill has led this once major national micro-finance giant as its Executive Vice-Chair and CEO.
Presently, Hill also serves as Executive Secretary of Liberia’s foremost think-tank, CorUNUM – “One Heart”
Dr. Hill is well traveled and has major contacts in Africa, Europe, and North America. Arnold is a Christian, a God fearing man, who loves God, people and business.