Listen to Dr. Rogers Preaching

Dr. Avery Rogers was born in 1901 in Lamar County, Texas.  As a young man he was "born again" under the ministry of Mordecai Ham and surrendered to preach shortly thereafter.

Completing his education at Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he commenced a preaching ministry which lasted for fifty-six years.  He served as undershepherd for forty-five years at various churches in Texas with twenty-five years invested in ministry in Victoria, Texas in four different Baptist churches.  Two of these pastorates involved the establishment of churches from the beginning.

Having served on the Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and as Chairman of Evangelism for District IV for several years, he concluded his ministry by itinerating for the last fifteen years.  His ministry took him into twenty-one states and various foreign countries, preaching in both Convention and Independent Baptist churches, in conferences, in camps, and in meetings for revival.  Valuable to the content of his ministry was Brother Rogers' time spent in the Holy Land studying the customs and life-styles of the people there.

Besides his pastoral and itinerate ministry of evangelism, he taught for three years in the Texas College of Theology.  Then too, he exercised an extensive counseling ministry throughout, particularly with fellow preachers of the Word of God.

On July 24, 1981, the Lord called him to still further service – but now in glory.  He was survived by his wife Ollie (deceased 1983), his children Marian Rogers Nichols and Don Reaves Rogers, five grandchildren, and eventually six great-grandchildren (and counting).  His grandson, Shawn Nichols, serves as Pastor of Bayou Drive Baptist Church in Alvin, Texas.