Background
Rogers, Adrian Pierce was born on September 12, 1931 in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Arden and Rose (Purcell) Rogers.
Rogers, Adrian Pierce was born on September 12, 1931 in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Arden and Rose (Purcell) Rogers.
Bachelor, Stetson University, 1954. Master of Theology, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1958. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Trinity College, Clearwater, Florida.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), California Graduate School Theology, Glendale.
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Fellsmere, Florida, 1951-1954; pastor, Waveland (Mississippi) Baptist Chapel, 1955-1958; pastor, Parkview Baptist Church, Fort Pierce, Florida, 1958-1964; pastor, First Baptist Church, Merritt Island, Florida, 1964-1972; pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, since 1972. President Southern Baptist Convention, 1980, 87, 88, Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference, 1976.
Married Joyce Gentry, September 2, 1951. Children: Steve, Janice, David, Gayle.