Please Welcome Roger Speer as our new Director of Children and Youth Ministry.  Roger is a native of West Virginia and is excited about returning to the Appalachian mountains.  Roger has a BS in Graphic Design and Secondary Education from West Liberty University in WV.  He worked for 7 years as the Diocesan Missioner for Youth Ministry in the Diocese of Ohio and has worked for the past 2 years as a Missionary in the Diocese of the Virgin Islands as the Diocesan Youth Missioner. Roger is an Eagle Scout and enjoys being outside, hiking, and camping.  Roger writes about himself on his Blog:  " I am an exile from the mountains of West Virginia. I am an artist, a designer, and I search for balance in my life and the world around me. I love to laugh, be entrenched in nature, and connecting with people as often and deeply as I can."   Roger began his work at Ascension in mid- July.