Adrian Pierce Rogers (September 12, 1931 – November 15, 2005) served as a two-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention (1979–1980 and 1986–1988), a Southern Baptist pastor, and a conservative author. Rogers was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, and decided to enter into the Christian ministry at the age of nineteen. He graduated from Stetson University. Rogers was ordained by Northwood Baptist Church (now known as The Village Baptist Church) in West Palm Beach.