Husband to attorney KrisAnne Hall, JC Hall is a former Russian linguist and military language instructor for the United States Navy. He worked at the National Security Agency and taught Russian at the prestigious Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California.

After returning to his childhood home and attending the University of Florida, he answered a calling to Christian ministry. JC served in Christian schools and pastored for over 10 years, in North Florida. He is now a missionary member of Islander Evangelistic Ministries to Haiti.