David O. Cofield
Pastor, Crossroads Baptist Church, Rogersville, AL July 10, 2005 - Present
Director and Professor, North Alabama Extension Center, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, August 1, 2005 - Present
President of Energizing Word, Inc. since August, 2001.
Born to C.W. and Charlsie Cofield of Boaz, AL on May 4, 1960
Married to Roxanne and they have two sons: Keith (born 1983) and Kevin (born 1987)
Graduated from Boaz High School, Boaz, AL., 1978; attended Snead State Junior College, Boaz, AL 1978-80; Bachelor of General Studies, Samford University, Birmingham, 1983; and Master of Divinity, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1987.
Licensed to the Gospel Ministry by Second Baptist Church, Boaz, AL, January 1972.
Ordained to the Gospel Ministry by Bethsaida Baptist Church, Boaz, AL, July, 1978.
David began pastoring in 1978 and has served the following churches as pastor (other than those listed above):
Pastor, First Baptist Church of Center Star, Killen, AL September 26, 2004 - March 23, 2005
Pastor, South Calhoun Baptist Church, Calhoun, GA April 6, 2003 - September 5, 2004
Pastor, River of Hope Church, Gadsden, AL June 2, 2002 - March 23, 2003
North Glencoe Baptist Church, Glencoe, AL 1990-2002
Central Baptist Church, Albertville, AL 1988-90
Goodyear Heights Baptist Church, Gadsden, AL 1984-86
Beulah Baptist Church, Boaz, AL 1982-84
Sardis Baptist Church, Boaz, AL 1978-81
He served the University Baptist Church, Thibodaux, LA as Interim Pastor 1986-87
Prior to beginning pastoring in 1978, he served as an Evangelist and the Bethsaida Baptist Church as Associate Pastor.
Director and Professor, North Alabama Center (Athens, AL), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary since 2005. This is my second term as Director having began teaching and directing in the mid-90's.
Mission trips to Mexico (1995), Central Asia (1999), Zambia (2002), Russia (2003), Wales to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Welch Revival (2004), Honduras (2006, 2007), Ukraine (2008) plus state-side mission trips to Louisiana and Baltimore. I have served on the board of the North American Turkmen Network and the Facilitation Team of the Turkmen International Network.