Roger D. Freels
Senior PastorRoger & Judi Freels began their ministry in Longmont in the summer of 2005. They had previously pastored churches in Nebraska and California.
Roger was raised on a farm in western Kentucky. He has a sister who is a pastor’s wife at his home church. Judi was raised in northern California. She has a brother who is the pastor of the Santa Cruz, California Church of the Nazarene, and a brother who is a Professor at Southern Nazarene University.
They met while attending Pasadena College in Pasadena, California. They have two sons: Rodney and his wife Jody, and Ryan and his wife Jennifer; two grandsons, Colton and Boston, and three granddaughters, Dani, Courtney, and Karina.
Roger enjoys photography, hunting, camping and riding his ATV. Judi enjoys reading, encouraging others, and her grandchildren. They both enjoy taking summer rides in their vintage 1966 Mustang.
Roger is also the District Chair of the SDMI Board of Colorado District Church of the Nazarane.
Vickie B. Morgan
Family Life PastorPastor Vickie has served in various ministries in the church most of her life and, specifically, in Children's Ministry for 20+ years. (She won't tell us what the + represents.) In February, 2000, she left the business-world to fulfill God's call for full-time ministry.
Vickie was born and raised in a small town in the Panhandle of Texas. Her two younger brothers, three nieces, two nephews, and their families all live in Texas, making her the only one to stray from the "Lone Star Fold." Vickie enjoys reading, counted cross-stitch, computer games and sitting on the back deck looking at the mountains.
Pastor Vickie met and married her best friend, David, while attending West Texas State University. David was born and raised in southern New Mexico. He enjoys reading, watching old westerns on TV, and hunting and fishing. David currently serves as Head of the Worship Service Technical Team as well as being Vickie's number one support and helper.
The Morgans have two children: Colby, married to Stephanie, and Coresa, married to Gary. They have four grandsons: Jared, Riley, Chase, and Aiden and, last but not least, one granddaughter, Morgan.
Pastor Nate Otte
Youth & WorshipNate began his ministry at Longmont Nazarene Church when he received his call in early 2010. He started as the Pastoral Intern (doing every ministry he could while focusing on Youth and Worship). After going out and becoming a Youth Pastor at a different church for a while Nate received a call to come back and rejoin LNC as their Youth and Worship Pastor.
Outside of leading both the youth and the worship at LNC, Nate is a full time online student at the Nazarene Bible College (NBC) located in Colorado Springs and is studying for his B.A. in Pastoral Ministries.
Nate enjoys many things like music, reading, date nights and just spending time with those he loves. Pastor Nate is here to work in cooperation with the Lead Pastor and all the staff to equip, train, and share the Word of God with the young people of Longmont.
Ron McDuff
Pastoral Intern
Pastor Ron has served in various ministries in the Nazarene church for over 35 years; including Church Board member, Children’s and Adult teacher, Adult Director, Worship Leader, Praise Team/Choir member. Ron has sung with the Roach Family, Loyal Heart singers, and currently with The Homeward Bound Trio for almost 10 years. The Homeward Bound Trio is a part-time Gospel group that shares God through music, testimony, and preaching in almost 70 services per year.
Ron was born in Oklahoma City, but his family soon moved to Denver, where he grew up and graduated from high school. Linda was born and raised in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Ron doesn’t have any siblings, but Linda has one brother. Ron and Linda have been married for over 40 years and have two children: David, unmarried; and Tracy, married to Michael. They have four grandchildren: Jourdan, Anthony, Conner, and Mollee. Ron’s mom and step-father currently live in the Loveland area.
Ron’s grandparents were Nazarene pastors and pastored in Texas and Oklahoma. Ron is currently licensed by the district as a Song Evangelist.
Ron is educated at Colorado Tech University in Colorado Springs, Colorado in Electrical/Telecommunications Engineering and, Biblical/Musical studies at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma and Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs.Berniece Claus
Administrative Assistant
