Roy Joseph Stevens

R.J. was born to M. Roy and Hallie Stevens in Rosenberg, Texas, August 5, 1927. He and his wife, Pauline, have two sons, Roy Joseph and Timothy Paul and one daughter, Paula Sue Ladd. He and Pauline have seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

From 1945 to 1951, R.J. studied music at Abilene Christian College, the University of Houston and Oklahoma A & M College.

He served as a local evangelist for 36 years with churches of Christ in Texas, Oklahoma and California. In 1983 he moved to Kemp, Texas to do full-time gospel meeting and singing school work which he continues doing for churches throughout the United States.

In 1987, he compiled and co-edited “Hymns for Worship” hymnal. He has published and uses the “Sight Singing and Song Directing” workbook in his singing school workshops. R. J. has written and arranged hundreds of songs and hymns, which is still a very important part of his life. R. J. has been a member of the Favorite Hymns Quartet for 30 years. He is also the director of the Oklahoma Singing School in Wilburton, Oklahoma, which is conducted each year in July. Over the past 22 years since the school began, R.J. has instructed hundreds of men and young men to become effective song worship leaders.

Contact R. J. Stevens:
P.O. Box 665
Kemp, TX 75143
e-mail: rjstevens@rjstevensmusic.com

Tim P. Stevens

Tim was born to R.J. and Pauline Stevens on December 17, 1951 in Houston, Texas. He married Vicki Lee Mullins in 1976. The Stevens have three daughters: Rebecca Lee Helvey, Kayleen Dawn Dennis, and Penny Joanne Stevens. Tim and Vicki have one grandson, Ryder Lee Dennis and three granddaughters, Clara Lee Helvey, Tessa Dawn Dennis and Kate Rose Helvey.

In addition to the training he received from his father, Tim studied music at Florida College (Temple Terrace, FL) and San Bernardino Valley College (San Bernardino, CA). After completing his work at Florida College in 1972, Tim completed a three-year apprenticeship with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. in San Bernardino, California, and continued working for the railroad until 1989.

From 1990 to 1997, Tim was the evangelist for the Rio Grande Valley church of Christ in Belen, New Mexico. He has been preaching in Kemp, Texas since 1997, where he also serves as an elder, along with his father.

In addition to local preaching and conducting gospel meetings, Tim conducts singing schools in congregations around the country. For the past 17 years he has served as co-director, along with his father, R.J., at the annual Oklahoma Singing School. He and his father also co-authored “Rudiments of Sight Singing and Song Directing” workbook. Tim has been a member of the Favorite Hymns Quartet for 30 years and has produced 15 recordings with the quartet.

Contact Tim Stevens:
5731 Cedar Creek Dr.
Kemp, TX 75143
e-mail: tstevens@rjstevensmusic.com

JANUARY
21 – Mount Pleasant, TX (Southside) – Annual Congregational Singing

FEBRUARY
4 – Vestavia, AL – Annual Congregational Singing

MARCH
6-10 – Montgomery, AL – Singing School

APRIL
1 – Texarkana, AR (Franklin Dr.) – Annual Congregational Singing

3-8 – Garland, TX (Campbell Rd.) – Direct Singing for Gospel Meeting
24-29 – Rosenberg, TX – Gospel Meeting (Date Tentative)

MAY
6 – Plano, TX (Spring Creek) – Annual Congregational Singing

JUNE
19-23 – Pasadena, TX (Southside) – Direct Singing at 32nd Annual Lectureship Singing

JULY
10-14 – Athens, AL (Jennings Chapel) – Gospel Meeting
16-22 – Wilburton, OK – 27th Annual Song Leader and Singing School
www.singingschool.net

AUGUST
5 – Houston, TX – (Kleinwood) – Annual Congregational Singing

SEPTEMBER
4-7 – Kemp, TX – Gospel Meeting – Tim Jennings Preaching
10 – Katy, TX (Fry Rd) – Annual Congregational Singing
18-23 – Rabbit Ridge, AR – Gospel Meeting

OCTOBER
16-20 – Pineland, TX – Gospel Meeting

NOVEMBER
19 – 3:00 pm – Lubbock, TX - (Kings Ridge Church of Christ) - 2nd Annual Congregational Singing

DECEMBER
No Scheduled Dates.

JANUARY
21 – Mount Pleasant, TX (Southside) – Annual Congregational Singing


FEBRUARY
1-4 – Vestavia, AL – Song Leading Instruction/Annual Congregational Singing
9 – Tampa, FL (North Boulevard) – Direct Annual Congregational Singing
17-18 – Kilgore, TX (Post Oak Rd) – Speaker at Lectureship/Direct Annual Congregational Singing

MARCH
20-24 – Oklahoma City, OK (84th Street) – Congregational Singing Instruction

APRIL
1 – Texarkana, AR (Franklin Dr.) – Annual Congregational Singing
9 – Tucson, AZ (Northside) – Gospel Meeting/Singing Instruction
11-14 – Phoenix, AZ (Valley) – Singing Instruction

MAY
6 – Plano, TX (Spring Creek) – Annual Congregational Singing
15-19 – Hope, NM – Gospel Meeting

JUNE
12-16 – Florence, AL (College View) – Direct Annual Lectureship Singing

JULY
16-22 – Wilburton, OK – 27th Annual Song Leader and Singing School
www.singingschool.net
29 – Columbia, TN (Jackson Heights) – Annual Congregational Singing

AUGUST
5 – Houston, TX (Kleinwood) – Annual Congregational Singing

SEPTEMBER
4-7 – Kemp, TX – Gospel Meeting – Tim Jennings Preaching
10 – Katy, TX (Fry Rd) – Annual Congregational Singing
25-30 – Bryan, TX (Benchley) – Gospel Meeting

OCTOBER
13-15 – Athens, AL (Marion St. Church of Christ) – Singing Instruction
20-22(?) – Fort Worth, TX (North Beach) – Direct Lecturship Singing/Song Leading Instruction

NOVEMBER
6-10 or 11 – Harrison, AR – Singing School
19 – 3:00 pm – Lubbock, TX - (Kings Ridge Church of Christ) - 2nd Annual Congregational Singing

DECEMBER
No Scheduled Dates.