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Roger Hazel - May 2008

14650 Old Stage Road        865-986-8801

Architect's drawing of new worship center

        Roger Hazel , Minister of Worship and Christian Education

Roger joined the Dixie Lee staff in October of 2001 with his wife Deborah . Roger is a graduate of Judson College in 1971 with a BA in Human Relations [Psychology and Sociology] and a minor in Music. He worked in the field of mental health, and also in churches doing music ministry part-time before being called to full-time vocational ministry in 1979. To prepare for this, he studied and graduated with a Masters Degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas in 1981. In 26 years of ministry he has served 3 churches in Florida and came to Dixie Lee after serving 11 years as minister of Music/Education at a church in southeastern Georgia. He enjoys working with computer technology, graphics and digital photography. He believes that music is a method of worship, a ministry of encouragement and blessing, a way of spreading the gospel, and a way for people to express their thankfulness for God’s goodness and grace.