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.
Email: seniorpastor@longmontnazarene.org
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 serves as Men’s Ministry Director, Head of the Worship Service Technical Team, and Middle School Sunday school teacher 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.
Email pastorvickie@longmontnazarene.org
Jason and Mindy States
Youth and Young Adult PastorsPastors Jason and Mindy States began their ministry at Longmont Church of the Nazarene at the beginning of 2010. Prior to joining the staff at Longmont, they served on pastoral staff in a variety of roles in churches in both Washington and Colorado.
Jason and Mindy spent the majority of their childhood growing up in the Denver Metro area. They enjoy having parents and siblings in the Denver area as well as elsewhere in Colorado.They met and began their romance while serving on pastoral staff at the same church as Youth Pastor (Jason) and Evangelism Pastor (Mindy). They were married in 2003 and grew their family to 3 in 2004 by adding their oldest son Thaddaeus. Their youngest son, Samson, was born two years later in 2006.
Pastors Jason and Mindy are both graduates of Nazarene Bible College holding B.A.'s in Ministry with emphasis on Pastoral Ministry. They are also both ordained Elders in the Church of the Nazarene. Jason and Mindy work in cooperation with the senior pastor to equip, train, and bring the Gospel to the young people of the Longmont community. They enjoy video games, date nights, and spending time together as a family.
Ron McDuff
Senior Adult Ministries Pastor at Longmont Church of the Nazarene
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 AssistantEmail office@longmontnazarene.org
