Autor: William R. Ragsdale Sr.

William R. Ragsdale, Sr. is a retired United Methodist preacher who is also an accomplished magician having developed and performed education school assembly magic shows for 10 years while on leave of absent from the Western N.C. Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. His call into the clergy came in April 1960 during Religious Emphasis week at Hampden Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia. From Hampden Sydney College he went on to receive further educational training from Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC and The Ecumenical Institute, Chicago, Illinois. He is retired from the pastorate and lives with his wife Annie Joe Ivie Ragsdale in Salisbury, NC He enjoys activity at the local Hurley YMCA, watching Apple TV programs and other TV shows, and entertaining himself with magic tricks. He is a friend of Bill’s and 12 step programs.