Hunter R. Hill holds a bachelor's degree from Davidson College and an MDiv and DMin from Union Theological Seminary (now Union Presbyterian Seminary) in Virginia. He was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1971, and he served churches in North Carolina and Florida. Hill then dedicated himself to the specialized ministry of pastoral care and counseling, serving in three different agencies in Virginia until his retirement. Hunter Hill and his wife Lyn have been married for more than fifty years. They have two children and two grandchildren.