Dr. Darren Williamson.   Darren has been the Preaching Minister at the Keizer Church of Christ, Keizer, Oregon, since July 2009. In addition to preaching, Darren’s main areas of ministry are teaching, Men’s ministry, and Administration.   Most recently he has taught as an adjunct instructor at George Fox University, Western Oregon University, and Oklahoma Christian University.  Prior to coming to Keizer he taught for five years at Cascade College in Portland, Oregon where he also served as Director of Ministry events.  Darren holds a BA in Biblical Languages (1993; Lubbock Christian Univ.), an MS in Biblical and Related Studies (1996;  Abilene Christian Univ.)), and MA in History (1997; Hardin-Simmons Univ.) & PhD in History (2005; Simon-Fraser Univ.,  Canada). Darren’s particular areas of teaching interests are Church History and Historical Theology.

Personal.   Darren and his wife Melody have been married for 28 years and have six children, ages 10- 22, and two foster children.  He has two hobbies: farming and hunting.   He has a small farm with 8.5 acres of hay, pasture, and cherry trees.