Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church
Staff & Leaders

Roger Verse
Transitional Minister

The Reverend Roger Verse was born in Plainfield, N.J. and grew up in nearby Scotch Plains. As a teen and young adult Roger was affirmed and encouraged to consider a call to ordained ministry both from his home pastor and college professors. His formal education began at Upsala College and continued to Princeton Seminary where he received a M.Div., and Th.M. degrees. He was appointed Master in Residence by President McCord at Princeton for the 1973-74 academic year. He has a certificate in Family Therapy from the New Jersey Center for Family Studies and holds a D.Min., in Marriage and Family Ministry from Eastern Seminary in Philadelphia. Roger has received specialized training in Interim/Transitional Ministry at Montreat Conference Center, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Menucha Conference Center in Portland, Oregon. Roger was ordained at the Willow Grove Presbyterian Church by the Presbytery of Elizabeth on April 9, 1972. He served two pastorates in New Jersey, Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Califon, and First Presbyterian Church, Iselin, before moving to Florida in 1989. He served interim pastorates in Pembroke Pines, DeLand, and Jupiter before being called to be the Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale in 1997. As a member of the Presbytery of Tropical Florida, Roger has served on the Committee on Ministry as Chair as well as Session Moderator for vacant churches.