Rev. Martha Hall

Rev. Martha Hall was born in Buckingham, VA, on January 4, 1938, to Sarah Jefferson Harper and Samuel Harper. She is the second of two siblings. She grew up in Buckingham and attended segregated schools during her elementary and high school years. In June 1957, she graduated from Carter G. Woodson High School. In February 1958, she moved to Alexandria, VA, where she began work at Alexandria Hospital as a nourishment girl. In 1968, Rev. Hall attended the Alexandria Beauty Academy and in 1969 became a licensed beautician. Now retired she was a proprietor of Hall and Bailey House of Beauty.

After moving to Alexandria, she was introduced to Alexander John Hall, who became the light in her life. They were married on January 20, 1959. They have three beautiful children: Chiquita Hall Kyle, Debra Hall, and John Hall. She was baptized at the age of 9 at the Union Hill Baptist Church in Buckingham. In 1973, Rev. Hall went to a prayer meeting at the Rock of Ages Church in Washington, DC, where she experienced the power and baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Lord led her to join Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church. She attended Tuesday Night Bible School and in 1977 was ordained as a deaconess. She joined the prayer band and was a member of the Trustee Board and the gospel choir.

In October 1987, the Halls visited and later joined the Sanctuary of Praise in Alexandria. The preachers were coming and going, but the Halls stayed. Pastor James Robinson, the last pastor to come to the church, stayed. God gave him the vision to “go forth” and the Tree of Life Christian Ministries was born. The Halls were two of the original members and served on the Board of Directors. Over the years, Rev. Hall has been active in several ministries including intercessory prayer, family life, benevolence, and praise and worship. Currently, she serves as an intercessor and a teacher for the Believers 101 class.

Rev. Hall was ordained as a Minister of Intercession at the Tree of Life Christian Ministries on July 30, 2000. She learned to pray at an early age and developed a strong knowledge about praying. On May 17, 1987, she started a prayer line that is still in operation today. She is appointed as an intercessor and it is her work to intercede. Her great life’s work, like Christ’s, is intercession–to pray for believers and those who do not yet know God.