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Dr. Rodney B. Freeman

Dr. Rodney B. Freeman was born in York, South Carolina to Mr. Ira Lee Freeman and Mrs. Johnnie Mae Jackson.  


He is the Pastor of Mt. Zion Restoration Church in Gastonia, North Carolina. 


He is married to his high school sweetheart, Mrs. Jeanine M. Freeman. They are the proud parents of two wonderful children, Mrs. Tierra Carter and Justin Freeman, and the proud grandparents of Chase Carter.

Appointments

Appointments

Appointments

Associate Minister, Nazareth Baptist Church, Rock Hill, NC, 1999- 2000

Pastor, Mt. Zion Restoration Church 

2000 - Present

First African American 

President of the York Rotary Club 

2009

Founder and CEO

Save Our Children Youth Academy

Founder and Executive Director

Bountiful Blessings Food Pantry

Education

Appointments

Appointments

Associate of Arts in Biblical Studies

Jacksonville Theological Seminary

Jacksonville, FL, 1999


Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Studies

Queen City Bible College, Charlotte, NC 

2005 


Master of Divinity

Gardner Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC 

2012 


Doctor of Ministry Degree

Ashland Theological Seminary

Ashland OH 

2015

Honors & Memberships

  • President’s Award, SC Western Branch of the NAACP for Dedication and  Community Contribution, 2006. 
  • Internal Leadership for External Service Award,  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Zeta Mu Omega, 2012 Gastonia, NC., 
  • Martin  Luther King Jr. Unity Award Recipient, 2021 Gastonia, NC., 
  • 2021 Citizen of the  Year Award, Epsilon Upsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 
  • Executive Board Member of Gaston Together
  • Executive Board  Member of Gaston Citizens & Clergy Coalition (GC3) 
  • Board Member of United  Way 
  • Board Member of Habitat Humanity  
  • Executive Board Member of the  Gaston Progressive Coalition
  • Board Member of The Dream Center. 

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