Pryor, Carol J.: - Dr. Carol J. Pryor was born in Jackson, Michigan by the Late Deacon Willis Pryor, Sr. and Mother Flora B., as they served God wholeheartedly as examples for each of the eight out of nine born to strive to achieve all. Her grandfather established one of the first Church of God in Christ in southern Illinois during 1917. The church was later renamed the Pryor Memorial Church of God in Christ, in Villa Ridge, Illinois; fondly named Pryor Town, since all occupants are related to the Pryor family. Dr. Carol received degrees in education from Jackson Community College and Eastern University, which certified her as an elementary teacher, teaching children from kindergarten through nineth grades in Flint, Michigan. After retirement from Flint Community School District in 2007, she retired and relocated to Houston, Texas. She challenged herself to pursue higher education, by achieving her Master and a Doctorate Degrees from the North Carolina College of Theology in Wilmington, North Carolina in 2011. During that same year, she received certification as a Christian Counselor from the International Christian Institute in Houston, Texas.