Dr. Slaughter is the senior servent of The Beloved Community Church. He is a graduate of Tuskegee University as well as a chaplain, spiritual consultant, college/seminary professor, Baptist preacher/pastor, pastoral theologian as well as husband and father.

“The mission of Dr. F. Keith Slaughter is to build, defend and inspire Black people through impartation of the care and knowledge needed for us to push toward liberation that is formed by a historically-accurate, hermeneutically-critical and culturally-sensitive expression of the story of Jesus, the African ancestors and the God of creation.”

*Dr. Slaughter’s bio from drfkeithslaughter.org

Arnetta Slaughter is a graduate of Tuskegee University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Master of Business in Marketing, and pursuing a doctoral degree in Humanities at Clark Atlanta University. She is the program coordinator for Graduate Education at Clark Atlanta University. She focuses on the degree completion and professional development of African-American STEM doctoral students in Chemistry and Biological Sciences.

Mrs. Slaughter, a wife, and mother of three, is the first lady of the BeLOVEd CommUNITY Church of Atlanta. Her commitment to community service is demonstrated in her volunteerism at the Little Zion Annex in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh Community. Arnetta served as a service unit director for Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta for over 10 years.

Arnetta is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Epsilon Lambda, and Gamma Beta Phi Honor Societies.

Helen is retired from the State of Geogria’s Department of Health and Human Services and has a Masters in Mental Health Counseling. She has been involved with The Beloved Community Church of Atlanta and the Beloved Community Development Corporation for eight years.

After looking at education and race in a sociology course at Columbia University, Toni S. Stevens became passionate about making a difference in education. After graduating, Toni completed the NYC Teaching Fellows program and gained a Master's in Education at Hunter College. While working in NYC public schools she researched with New Visions for Public Schools on effective strategies to improve English comprehension in failing schools. In 2016, Toni left NYC for Atlanta, and there applied that research as an English teacher in Fulton County Schools. Toni was successful in helping to raise state standardized test scores in English that surpassed district and state scores. She was awarded the Teach on Project (formerly Atlanta Families' Awards for Excellence in Education) grant in 2018. Her work and project were featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on WSB-TV Channel 2 "People 2 People" and special segments with Tom Jones, The Frank Ski Morning Show on WBLS 107.5, and numerous local commercials. Currently, Toni serves as the Academic Chair for an inaugural charter school in Douglas County and works with different districts across the United States helping to increase their capacities in English instruction. Toni also serves as an English instructor at Spelman College, as she completes her Doctorate Degree in Humanities with a concentration in English at Clark Atlanta University.

Annette Samuels is a legacy resident who serves as Chaplain for the Pittsburgh Neightborhood Association. Her impact has been felt by the community with her service for the Pittsburgh Yard Complex and through serving on a task force created to help victims of violence. She is dedicated to strengthening the community of Pittsburgh and welcomes new and long lived residents to come together to make the world a better place.

“Neighborhood is about location. Community is about involvement.”

A native of California, TahShea has spent her adult life in Atlanta. She attended both Morris Brown College and Georgia State University, where she received her B.B.A. and; Marketing degree.

A marketer by trade, she is also very passionate about business and; real estate, as well as helping underserved and disenfranchised members of her community.

A resident of Summerhill for almost 10 years, she has watched it grow into the crown jewel that it is today. When she is not at home in Summerhill, you can find her exercising on the Atlanta Beltline or exploring Atlanta’s trendy restaurant scene.