Deerfoot Church, Trussville, Roger Willmore

Roger Willmore, former president of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, resigned as pastor of Deerfoot Church, Trussville, effective June 30. He served as senior pastor for nine and a half years. Willmore served in pastoral ministry for more than 40 years. He was active in denominational life having served the Alabama Baptist Convention. He also served as a LifeWay trustee for nine years. For 15 years he taught in the annual Beeson (Samford) Pastors School. Willmore’s ministry has included active involvement in foreign missions. He says this aspect of his ministry has intensified his concern for the churches and pastors in the more difficult regions of the world. Willmore was mentored for 30 years by the late Stephen F. Olford of Olford Ministries International in Memphis, Tenn. The Keswick Christian Life Convention is an integral part of Willmore’s ministry. Keswick is a convention for the deepening of the spiritual life. It began in Keswick, England, in 1875. Willmore has preached in Keswick Conventions in the U.S., India, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda and Haiti. In all he has ministered in more than 15 countries. Willmore is now available for Christian life conventions, one-day events or pulpit supply. He can be reached at 205-529-0442 or rdwillmore@yahoo.com.