Roger Teel, D.D.
Senior Minister and Spiritual Leader,

Mile Hi Church

Roger Teel, D.D. has served on Community First Foundation’s board of directors since June 2007.

Teel is a native Coloradoan with a ministerial career in its fourth decade. He has served as senior minister and spiritual director at the Mile Hi Church in Lakewood since 1993, and oversees all aspects of the ministry of more than 20,000 members and friends. He also lectures and conducts workshops for churches, service organizations, schools and businesses, both nationally and internationally.

Teel holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and bachelor’s degree in religion from the University of Denver, and the degrees of Religious Science Fellow, Doctor of Divinity and Doctor of Religious Science from the United Church of Religious Science.

Community Participation:

Teel is involved in efforts to build bridges of understanding and shared service among the many faith paths and to promote compassion and nonviolence in all sectors of society.

• Association for Global New Thought, co-founder and board member
• Foundation for Affordable Housing, board member

Teel has also served on the boards of The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado and the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence.