Meet the Leadership
Clarence Hardison Jr.
Senior Pastor
Born in Morehead City, N.C., Clarence Hardison, Jr. is passionate about preaching and teaching God’s Word.
An alumnus of East Carolina University in business administration, Clarence enjoyed playing shortstop for the Pirates baseball team. After working several years in the business sector, Clarence began post-graduate work in accounting at North Carolina State University. It was during this time that God gave him a desire to help people understand the Bible. Clarence and his family moved to Dallas, Texas, in 1989 so he could pursue a Master of Theology degree at Dallas Theological Seminary.
After graduating seminary in 1993, Clarence faithfully served as an associate pastor and a senior pastor in Indiana. In 2012, he became senior pastor of Rawls Baptist Church. Clarence provides the Rawls church family a leadership style grounded in the Word of God. He also brings to the pulpit a teaching ministry that enables people to learn the Bible and to grow in their Christian walks.
Clarence is married to Debra, a Fuquay-Varina native. The couple has one adult son, Will.
Joe Starr
Worship Leader
Melissa Cates
Children’s Director
Recent Blog Posts
Mission Trip Fundraiser to Send Rawls Members to Brazil!
Some of our own will be serving this summer on several mission opportunities with Teach Beyond, a ministry that specializes in providing summer English camps in Europe, Eurasia, and South America. Their mission is to introduce the gospel message through the avenue of...
With Love from Jesus
WUC will be volunteering at With Love from Jesus on Saturday, May 20. We will leave the church at 7:30am. The event is from 9am - 2pm. The entire congregation is invited to attend and serve. There is a sign up sheet in the lobby of the fellowship hall.
New Women’s Bible Study Announcement
On Saturday, March 25th the WUC will have a kick-off Bible study breakfast. We will be studying the Twelve Women in the Bible by Lysa Terkenurts. You can find information about the study here. This event is open to every lady of the church and their friends. There is...
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