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American evangelist (1909–2007)

Lavern "Lee" Edward Roberson (November 24, 1909 – April 29, 2007) was an American pastor and evangelist.

He was the founder of Tennessee Temple University and Temple Baptist Seminary in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Camp Joy, in Harrison, Tennessee.

In the mid's Dr. Roberson went to Israel where he found this portrait of a little boy.

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He was born on November 24, In memory of this wonderful man of God, here is part of the service where he was celebrated on his 97th Birthday at HPBC/.

His life was radically changed in when he became a Christian through the influence of professional associates.

Lee Roberson.

Early life

Roberson was born in a two-room log cabin and spent his first two years on a farm near English, Indiana, a small town in the southern part of the state. Originally named Lavern Edward, he was known throughout his life as "Lee."^[1] In 1911, his parents, Charles E.

and Dora (Sego) Roberson, took him to a farm near Louisville, Kentucky, where his father farmed, worked on streetcars, and built homes to make a living. In 1923, at the age of fourteen, he was led to the Lord by his Sunday School teacher, Mrs.

Daisy Hawes, and joined the Cedar Creek Baptist Church near Louisville.^[2]

Education

After spending two years at the Louisville Male High School