Pastor Harold Roan came to Lamar in 2019. Harold was called to full-time ministry fifteen years ago after being a teacher and principal for almost 20 years. He served as pastor at Agua Dulce Baptist Church in Agua Dulce, Texas and served eight years at Community Baptist Church in Dublin, Texas.

Harold has a Bachelor of Science degree in Government and a Master of Educational Administration degree from Tarleton State University, as well as a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Harold and his wife, Jana, have been married for 30 years, and their children are Jaylan and husband Bailey Moore, Kenzie and husband Brandon Esterhuizen, and Ryan. Jaylan and Bailey recently added the Roans’ first granddaughter, Beatrix Bailey, to the family.