December 8, 1978
923 Valley Brook Road Decatur, Georgia 30033
(404) 508-1400
Elder Christopher Marshall Sr., originally a native of Brooklyn, New York relocated to the city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina at the age of 8 years old where he spent most of his childhood with family and friends.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
– Philippians 4:6-7
After graduating high school in 1996, Elder Marshall attended the North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. While attending NCCU, he was a member of the NCCU Sound Machine Marching Band, Freshman Early Orientation Program, Student Government Association, Bon Vivant Modeling Society, and the NCCU Worship and Praise Mass Choir.
After completing his undergraduate studies at Central, he graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in Education in 2001. Upon his graduation, he relocated to Atlanta Georgia to begin his teaching career. While teaching he began his graduate studies and received his Master of Arts in School Leadership from Jacksonville State University in Pelham, Alabama. After receiving his Master’s Degree, Elder Marshall decided to further his education and earned his Specialist Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Argosy at Sarasota.
Shortly after his degree confirmation, he joined The House of Hope Atlanta under Dr. E. Dewey Smith Jr. Pastor/Teacher. While attending House of Hope Atlanta, he was blessed to use his experience working with youth in an educational setting and his spiritual gift of teaching as a Sunday School Teacher, a Youth Minister, and a Middle School Youth Pastor.
Professionally Elder Marshall has worked with multiple Atlanta Metropolitan School systems in the positions of Teacher, Instructional Coach, District Instructional Coach, and Behavior Specialist. He currently serves as an 8th grade Assistant Principal in Cobb County Schools where he is furthering his education once again at the University of West Georgia in pursuit of his Doctorate of Education in School Improvement. Elder Marshall also serves as an adjutant to Bishop Designate Tracy L. Boles at the New Beginning Full Gospel Baptist Church.
Elder Marshall is an Educational Consultant, School Leader, Preacher, Teacher, and Public Speaker. His motto for life is a quote from George Washington Carver that reads:
Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the wrong. Because at some point in your life, you will become all of these.
Christopher Marshall Sr.