Background
Parsley, Robert Charles was born on August 11, 1956 in Tulsa. Son of Victor Bernard and Margery Sue (Mathews) Parsley.
Parsley, Robert Charles was born on August 11, 1956 in Tulsa. Son of Victor Bernard and Margery Sue (Mathews) Parsley.
Bachelor in Religion with high honors, Ouachita Baptist University, 1978. Master of Divinity, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1982. Doctor Ministry, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1990.
Youth minister, First Baptist Church, Leithfield, Kentucky, 1979-1980; chaplain, Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, 1980-1981; pastor, Lula (Mississippi) Baptist Church, 1982-1984; pastor, First Baptist Church, Prescott, Arkansas, 1984-1988; pastor, First Baptist Church, Dardanelle, Arkansas, 1988-1993; pastor, Waialae Baptist Church, Honolulu, 1993-1995; pastor, First Baptist Church, Smackover, Arkansas, since 1995.
Member Arkansas Alumni Society Baptist Theological Seminary (president 1986), ARVAC (board directors 1991-1993), Rotary (club president 1992).
Married Carole Ellen McKenzie, October 2, 1982. Children: Robert McKenzie, Timothy James, Kelly Mathews.