Randall Veazey may be retiring from music ministry after nearly 60 years, but he has no plans of slowing down.
“I don’t want to just sit in a congregation. … When you retire it doesn’t necessarily mean you quit,” Veazey said as he is planning to begin interim or supply work as soon as the Lord provides it. And once it comes along, he’ll be riding his motorcycle to whatever church calls.
Experienced in traditional and blended worship styles, Veazey has formed and led trios, quartets and choirs at many of the churches he served as minister of music over the years. Those churches include First Baptist Church at McClellan, Anniston; Riverchase Baptist Church, Birmingham; and Mountain Brook Baptist Church, Birmingham. Whether it’s the tight harmonies of a quartet or the broad range of a choir of almost 1,000, Veazey’s passion for leading music hasn’t diminished since being a part of his first trio in high school, he said.
Veazey also served as artist-in-residence and assistant professor of music for Samford University in Birmingham and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS). He also served as an associate evangelist with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association during the crusades in the mid-1970s.
Veazey holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Montevallo, a master of music degree from NOBTS and a doctorate from the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
He also has a passion for senior adult ministry and hopes to be able serve this generation in his retirement. “I’ve still got a lot to do,” Veazey said. “I’m not near done.”
He has four children and is married to Martha.
To contact Veazey, call 205-515-0688. (Maggie Walsh)
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