Meet The Pastor
Pastor Rodney Frazier Sr.
Rodney Frazier, Sr. is the Senior Pastor and co-Founder of Wakefield Family Church, a ministry based in North Raleigh, serving the world. Pastor Frazier is a native of Carteret County and a 1983 West Carteret High School graduate-where he was a football and baseball standout. He is also a 1988 graduate of North Carolina State University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication.
While a student at NCSU, he was a member of the Wolfpack Football team and completed the Army ROTC program. Additionally, he attended the United Student Fellowship, a campus ministry for students attending college in the surrounding area. He remained a part of this ministry until a church was birthed to meet the increasing needs of the alumni of the university and needs of the surrounding community.
In obedience to God, he joined forces with his Pastors, Elder Reginald and Sandra Stepney, of Fulfilled Promise Tabernacle to reach the harvest of souls in the city of Raleigh. While a member of Fulfilled Promise Tabernacle, he has served on the following auxiliaries: Chairman of the Church Board, First deacon ordained to their Deacon Board, a member of the Board of Directors (still operating in this capacity), the Married Couples Ministry Leader and the Men's Ministry. Pastor Rodney was licensed by District Presbyter Reginald Stepney of the "Go Tell It Worldwide Ministry International" Network of Churches as an ordained minister in spring of 2004.
Pastor Frazier is married to his high school sweetheart, Valerie Tripp Frazier. They are entering their 23rd year of marriage and enjoy a close knit family that includes a son, Rodney Frazier, II, and a daughter, Christina Frazier.
Pastor Frazier spent 15 years as an Army Reserve Officer (receiving multiple certificates, awards, and medals), before switching his focus to totally fulfilling the plan God had for his life. In addition to his Pastoral duties at Wakefield Family Church, he is a Senior Human Resource Consultant at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company where he has been employed for over 23 years.
Additionally, he holds an Associate Degree and is currently pursuing an Advanced Degree in Christian Ministerial Studies from the Raleigh Institute of Biblical Studies.