Love Worth Finding: Rev. Adrian Rogers: 1931-2005 - Baptist beacon -- Magnetic preacher led thousands to Bellevue; shaped national church doctrine -- Optimistic to the end, Rev. Rogers dies of pneumonia after fight against cancer
For more than a half-century, Rev. Adrian Pierce Rogers won souls for Jesus by preaching of repentance, redemption and the rapture of spending eternity in the presence of God.It was a message the former Bellevue Baptist Church pastor loved and lived, one which many associate with his name."The last time I spoke to him, he said he was at peace, and the last time I saw him, he caught my eye and gave me a thumbs-up sign. I'll never forget that," said...
Love Worth Finding: The Rev. Adrian Rogers
The Rev. Adrian Rogers, a three-time president of the Southern Baptist Convention and leader of a conservative takeover of the denomination, the nation's second largest, died early Tuesday (Nov. 15, 2005) in Memphis. He was 74. His death was announced by Baptist Press News and by the Rev. Dr. Rogers' Love Worth Finding ministry.The Rev. Dr. Rogers was hospitalized this month with pneumonia and cancer, his ministry's Web site said....
Love Worth Finding: MEMPHIS AREA DEATHS,
THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 30
MILTON H. BROCK, 81, of Cordova, retired employee of Brock Real Estate & Associates, died of heart failure Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Services will be at noon Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and an Air Force and Navy veteran. Mr. Brock, the husband of Katherine Buchanan Brock, also leaves a son, James Michael Brock of Cordova, and a brother, James D. Brock of Memphis. The family requests...
Love Worth Finding: BIBLE FOR LIFE WILL RESPOND TO QUESTIONS
Rev. Adrian Rogers, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, will write a Bible-based advice column starting next month in The Commercial Appeal.The Bible for Life will appear on Sundays in the Living section and will answer readers' questions about family, relationships and other everyday life issues.Rogers, a three-time president of the Southern Baptist Convention, leads a congregation of 26,000 and is seen and heard around the world on TV and radio through the Love Worth...