Rodney is originally from Hartsville, South Carolina. He was raised in a Christian home and his family was active in Lakeview Baptist Church. He became a Christ follower at the age of 8 but at the age of 12, he began to feel the stirrings of a call into ministry. That calling was not fully realized until September 21, 1987.
After graduating from college, Rodney moved to Ft Worth,Texas to attend seminary when he began serving churches in Fannin County. During that time he met his future wife, Crissi, and they were married on June 25, 1994.
After pastoring this church from 1994-1999, Rodney and Crissi were called to The Heights Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, Virginia where he served as an associate pastor from 1999-2006. In 2006, he was called back to New Zion once again.
Rodney holds degrees from Francis Marion College (1991), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1995), and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (2010). He also a four units of clinical pastoral education from the North Texas V.A. Healthcare system.
Along with being a pastor, Rodney is also a hospice chaplain. Crissi is an elementary school teacher in Bells ISD so they stay busy. They also have two wonderful children, Zac and Zoe. Zac is a recruiter for Grayson College. Zoe is a student at Howard Payne University.
Rodney loves people and he loves being a pastor/chaplain. He also loves working in the yard, running, fishing, reading, writing, and spending time with his family.