Background
Roper, Bill Lee was born on April 16, 1937 in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. Son of Willie Marian and Katherine (Fleming) Roper.
Roper, Bill Lee was born on April 16, 1937 in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. Son of Willie Marian and Katherine (Fleming) Roper.
Bachelor of Science, Austin Peay State University, 1959. Master Church Music, Southern Seminary, Louisville, 1966.
Minister music, Guthrie (Kentucky) Baptist Church, 1957-1959; minister music, 1st Baptist Church, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, 1959-1961; minister music, Lyndon Baptist Church, Louisville, 1963-1972; minister music, 1st Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama, since 1972. Music fieldwork adviser Southern Seminary, Louisville, 1968-1972, guest lecturer, 1967, 68, 69, 76. member executive county Southern Baptist Church Music, 1989-1991. Vis.prof. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, summer 1990.
President Baptist Student Union, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1958-1959. Member executive committee Tennessee State Baptist Student Union, 1958-1959. Member faculty Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly, 1968, Glorieta Baptist Assembly, 1974.
Member American Guild Organists, Choristers Guild (president 1974-1975), Southern Baptist Church Music Conference.
Married Patricia Ann Phillips, August 25, 1961. Children: Elizabeth Ann, Katherine Annual.