Roger E Rollins' Obituary
Obituary
Bishop Roger E. Rollins, departed this life on Aug. 15, 2014, at the age of 77. He was Pastor of Thomas Tabernacle Holiness Church of God, Inc., married for 54 years to Prophetess Rosalind Y. Rollins, blessed with three sons from that union, Barry, Larry and Ronald Rollins, and one daughter, Kimberly M. Rollins. In 1972, Brother Rollins accepted Christ as Lord and Saviour, and grew under Elder Herman T. Lewis and his wife, Missionary Florence L. Lewis and family, founders of Thomas Tabernacle, K.A.H.C. In 1974, he was ordained as a Deacon and in 1985 he was elevated to Assistant Pastor. When Elder Lewis' health began to fail, Assistant Pastor Rollins became an Aaron and a Joshua to Elder Lewis. In 1996, Elder Lewis passed on. Elder Rollins caught the mantle and was installed as Pastor of Thomas Tabernacle later that same year and in May 2004 was elevated to Bishop. Bishop Rollins received the vision for this great ministry while driving to Jessup, MD for the prison ministry. The revelation engulfed him so that he had to pull off to the side of the road and hear the voice of the Lord. For several minutes, he and God had a conversation and the Bishop resolved the following: "I believe the Bible is the prophetic Word of God that will lead us into the eternity of God. God's word does not change; He is the same yesterday, today, and forevermore." Bishop understood that it was not about church membership. He walked every day beginning in Isaiah 61:1: "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound." Bishop Rollins retired from the Frederick County School Board after 40 years and made himself available to God for other areas of ministry, actively serving the church and community. God said, "He would raise up Pastor Rollins as an example" right in his own hometown. He regularly ministered and taught the Word of God, inside and outside of the church. From 1994 to 2004, he, along with other Pastors and Ministers of the Gospel, presented the Word of God and intercessory prayer to the community of Frederick, MD and surrounding areas such as VA and PA on radio station 88.1, formerly known as Joy 88. His second full-time ministry after retirement was established at Frederick Memorial Hospital as a volunteer Chaplain. Bishop Rollins began saying in 2010 to Thomas Tabernacle that if God took his last breath he wanted to go doing the work of Lord. Then in 2011 while Pastor Rollins ministered the Word of God at a local Frederick church he began ministering from Acts 3:19 and 2:38 and then repeated: "God is going to show you a miracle today," and fell backwards dead. No pulse was detected. His adjutant began CPR while EMTs were summoned and the church prayed. He was again taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital Emergency Room and then to Cath Lab. From there he was taken to Trauma and finally to Intensive Care and placed in a medically induced paralytic state while being evaluated and tested. About seven days later he was released and God continued to restore all his faculties over a thirty day period. He was consistently given prophesy that he would receive a miracle from God every day. Recently, when he was transported to John Hopkins Hospital, his last request to God was that he not leave this earth until Elder Edward James Rollins, Sr. was installed as Pastor of Thomas Tabernacle. This took place at 9:35 p.m. on August 14, 2014. At 6:30 a.m. on August 15, 2014, Bishop Roger Elijah Rollins transitioned from glory to glory. Bishop Rollins leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Rosalind Y. Rollins; son, Barry Rollins; daughter, Kimberly Makel; four grandchildren, Yazmin and Latrea Rollins, Chantel Brown (Jerod), and Camrin Rollins; four great-grandchildren, Channing Brown, and Camori, Aalyah, and Amariah Rollins; six sisters, Harriet Ames, Frances Addison, Mary Long, Alice McBride, Ida G. Brown, and Virginia Rollins; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, and church members. He was preceded in death by: two sons, Ronald D. Rollins and Larry T. Rollins; five sisters, Clara Biggus, Cora Wilford, Jane Moore, and Eve Rollins; and six brothers, Chester, Joe, Johnny, Arthur, Adam, and Jesse Rollins, Jr. A public viewing will be held on Fri., Aug. 22, 2014, at Thomas Tabernacle Holiness Church of God, Inc., 517 S. Market St., Frederick, MD, 21701, from 12 to 6 p.m. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m., followed immediately be a wake. Funeral services will be held on Sat., Aug. 23, 2014, at Jackson Chapel UM Church, 5609 Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick, MD 21703, with visitation at 9 a.m., the family receiving friends at 10 a.m., and funeral services at 11 a.m. Bishop Floyd Brown, officiating. Interment at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. VisitationThomas Tabernacle Holiness Church of God, Inc.,517 S. Market StFrederick, MD Friday, August 22, 2014 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM ServiceJackson Chapel United Methodist Church5609 Ballenger Creek Pike,Frederick, MD Saturday, August 23, 2014 11:00 AM CemeteryResthaven Memorial Gardens9501 Catoctin Mtn HwyFrederick, MD Saturday, August 23, 2014 2:00 PM
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