MEET PASTOR & LADY SCOTT
REVEREND DR. Dairl L Scott Jr.
MEMORIAL A.M.E. ZION CHURCH | ROCHESTER, NY | SENIOR PASTOR
ROCHESTER-SYRACUSE DISTRICT | PRESIDING ELDER
The Reverend Dr. Dairl Scott, Jr. is married to Mrs. Dorian
Freeman Scott, and they are the parents of three children,
Tripp, Trey, and Amiya. Dairl is the eldest of two children
born to the Reverend Dairl Scott, Sr. and Lady Shirley
Scott, and brother of Shalon Scott. Dairl graduated from
North Forsyth High School in June of 2007. He is the
recipient of a packaged Academic/Athletic Scholarship to
Lees-McRae in Banner Elk, North Carolina. He graduated
with honors in May of 2011 earning a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Business Administration with a Concentration in
Accounting. Dairl continued his education at Liberty
Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Virginia. At
Liberty he earned the Master of Divinity degree in May of
2017. He is completed doctoral work at United Theological
Seminary in Dayton Ohio graduated with his Doctor of
Ministry degree in May of 2023.
Reverend Dr. Derrill A. Blue preached his trial sermon on June 9, 2002, and began his pastoral vocation at the age of 23. He has served the following A.M.E. Zion congregations: Erwin Memorial in Erwin, North Carolina, Coleman Chapel in Batesville, Mississippi, New Beginnings in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sharon Chapel in Sharon, Mississippi, Mt. Olive in Waterbury, CT. On December 17, 2017, Reverend Dr. Derrill A. Blue was appointed pastor of the Memorial AME Zion Church in Rochester, New York. He was appointed the Presiding Elder of the Rochester-Syracuse District on July 15, 2018.
Reverend Dr. Derrill A. Blue has experience working in the banking industry, university assessment, and accreditation. He serves as a Cultural Ambassador to the Yale Clinical Research Program at Yale University. He is an adjunct professor at Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, New York.
Reverend Dr. Derrill A. Blue is married to the former Paula Danielle Bryant. They have two children Makis Antonio Blue and Norie Danielle Blue.
LADY DORIAN F. SCOTT
MEMORIAL A.M.E. ZION CHURCH | ROCHESTER, NY | LEADING LADY
ROCHESTER-SYRACUSE DISTRICT | LEADING LADY OF THE DISTRICT