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Dr. Rogers has spent a large part of his life in and around various ministries of Christianity. He was baptized in 1973 into a Southern Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
He remained a member of that church until he moved to the General Baptist Denomination in 1990. Over the years, he has served various churches as Sunday School Teachers at all levels, Children’s Church Pastor, Church Trustee, Sunday School Superintendent, Outreach Minister to the Elderly, and various others.
From 1997 until December 2009, he served as Non-Denomination Chaplin for three local retirement homes simultaneously. He provided typical Chaplaincy duties and preached a Sunday message each week at each facility. In 2010, Dr. Rogers became an Ordained Unitarian Minister and has remained active in that faith to this day. Within his Unitarian Christian faith, he has advanced through various positions to become the Senior Pastor and President of the Unitarian Christian Church of America (UCCA).
He is considered by many to be an authority on the 21st Century Unitarian Christian Faith and is the author of various church writings. He is currently in the process of professionally publishing some projects that he has been composing for several years.
Dr. Rogers has studied at various universities and schools over his more than fifty years of work history, including Harvard Graduate School of Design, University of Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State University, and others. His Doctor of Divinity degree is from the Metropolitan Theological Seminary. He is retired from the Architectural and Engineering professions, where he created and ran a successful A&E firm for over thirty years.
Mr. Powell is a Systems Engineer and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. He is currently a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Thomas Powell earned a Master of Science in Engineering Management, University of Alabama Huntsville in December 1995 and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho in May 1975
He has been our Director of the Laity since 2019. He is responsible to present the viewpoint of the laity to the UCCA Council. He is the point of contact for lay members to contact when they have issues or Concerns. He acts as necessary as a lay minister. He assists local and online fellowship development.