Bishop Rolf Hampton Woodard
May 21, 1958 ~ April 19, 2022
Born in:
Marion, SC
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Pastor Rolf Hampton Woodard, 63, of Asheville, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
A native of Marion, SC, Pastor Rolf was a son of the late LC and Ethel Wilkins Hubbard. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Lillie and Jesse Wilkins, and by his nephew, Jonathan Lee.
Pastor Woodard was the current pastor of Asheville Family Church for almost 18 years. He had also served at 21st Street Church, Kansas City, MO, Breezewood Church, Hope Mills, NC, and as the Regional Overseer for North Carolina Church of God Prophecy.
Surviving is his wife, Effie Lee Woodard; children, Jessica and Rick Small and April and Jeremy Robinson; grandchildren, MaKayla “Kayla Bayla” Small, Tenley “T-Ball” Robinson and Asa “Little Man” Robinson; spiritual daughter, Heather Johnson; brother, Ricky Hubbard; special sister, Carol Lee; niece and nephew, Amber and Jordan Lee; siblings-in-law; mother-in-law, Marie Lee; and a loving church family.
The funeral service for Pastor Woodard will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, at the Asheville Family Church, with Bishop Jeffery Davis officiating. His family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the church prior to the service.
A Celebration of Pastor Woodard’s Life will also be held at noon on Saturday, April 23, at Breezewood Church, Hope Mills, with the Rev. Roy Morgan and Bishop Bill Vines officiating. His family will receive friends for one hour at the church prior to the service.
Burial will follow on Saturday at Riverside Cemetery, in Dillon, SC.
Services
Visitation: April 21, 2022 12:30 pm - April 26, 2025 2:00 pm
Asheville Family Church
530 New Leicester Highway
Asheville, NC 28806
Funeral Service: April 21, 2022 2:00 pm
Asheville Family Church
530 New Leicester Highway
Asheville, NC 28806
Visitation: April 23, 2022 11:00 am - April 26, 2025 12:00 pm
Breezewood Church
3337 Legion Road
Hope Mills, NC 28348
(910) 425-7862
Celebration of Life: April 23, 2022 12:00 pm
Breezewood Church
3337 Legion Road
Hope Mills, NC 28348
(910) 425-7862
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We love you Pastor! Thank you for pouring your life into our family and others!
See you soon!
Love you my friend and I will surely miss you. I know you are rejoicing right now. Effie and the family love you and will continue prayers for you all.
I know you are rejoicing and singing in heavens choir. You will be missed. Love you Pastor and friend.
Sam and I are so very sorry to hear of the loss of this man of God. Effie you and your family are in our prayers
Thank you Brother Rolf for being a good friend and Pastor to our (Carr) family. Your love and spirtual guidance was very much appreciated. You were such a blessing to us.
Ruthie & Robbie Dempsey
See you on the other side,
Your little Sister Teresa
Bishop Rolf was a great man. I will always hold on to and cherish the fond memories of him singing “I Feel a Stirring in the Atmosphere”
Louis and Jayne Pender also Brittany ,we love you guys ,Rolf was a great and well loved man of GOD ,PRAYING FOR THE FAMILY
Louis and Jayne Penfder abd Brittany ,Brother Rolf impacted our Lives in many ways and Hhe will be greatly mossed
See you Soon.
Our family came and visited Pastor Rolf and the great congregation of Asheville Family Church last month (March 2022). It was the first time we met & worshipped together. He opened his arms to us & blessed us with such encouragement. He also loved on our son Aaron who is Autistic. We will never forget him! Rest forever in the arms of JESUS brother!
Brandon Pylant
(The Pylant Family)
Eva, AL
Much love and prayers go out to the family. He was a great man of God.
My Pastor, Friend,an brother you were always there for me an my family, an others too. Love you my Pastor
When we all get to Heaven what a day of rejoicing it will be
Your real sister!
Darleen Hubbard Mitchell
You are in my prayers. Comfort for the earthly loss, rejoicing in heavens gain!
With my love and precious memories, my dear friend.
I am so saddened by the passing of Bishop Pastor Rolf. He was such a wonderful man and I loved him dearly. Our Church body ( COGOP) has lost a great man of God and that loss is immeasurable. He was a loving, caring, compassionate, and understanding man of God. I will miss him and we shall miss him. It has been an honor and a blessing to serve as one of his regional pastors at our Church in Sawmills, NC. Rest in the peace and joy of our Lord, dear friend. I love you, my dear brother and friend. With my love and prayers for your family, loved ones, friends and Church family. I will see you again, my brother and we will sing together of the wonders of God’s eternal and precious love. Your friend always, Pastor Julius Wittenberg
EFFIE AND FAMILY OUR LOVE AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS TIME OF SORROW WE LOVED PASTOR ROLF SO MUCH HE DID SO MUCH FOR US HE SAID MANY, MANY PRAYERS FOR US AND GAVE US ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN WE WERE READY TO GIVE UP HE GAVE US HOPE WE WILL NEVER FORGET HIS LOVE FOR US ALL SAYING PRAYERS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY