Pastor Sam
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I lived and Pastored in Baraboo, WI for 16 years and have been gone for almost 26 years was wonder what is happening up there.
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My Dad pastored Faith BC in Racine (GARBC; no longer there) from 1965 to 1970, so I graduated from Horlick HS there.
We moved back here 4 years ago after 33 years in Japan so I could teach at Baptist College of Ministry. We may know some of the same people: the Van Gelderens (we go way back), Pastor Roberts in Mukwonago (recently had lunch with him).
There is a revival movement beginning here. A bunch of pastors recently met at Camp Joy for a day of fasting and prayer. Do you know Dr. Rick Flanders? He pastored for many years in Juniata, MI, but now travels as an evangelist and Revival historian, coming often to Wisconsin.
Maranatha Baptist Bible College is still going strong with about 1000 students. Northland is gone, out of business as a college, though they recently started up again as just a Bible institute. (They ignored their constituency.)
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Pastor Sam
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I heard of Pastor Van Gelderen but he came to Wisconsin just before I left. I was part of the BBF did you know Pastor Randy King in Oshkosh
Pastor Sam
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I went to Baraboo in February of 1984 -1999
Haven't met him. Alas, the BBF churches rarely had in or supported us missionaries from Baptist World Mission.
Pastor Sam
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Did you know Pastor at Bridgeport, MIHaven't met him. Alas, the BBF churches rarely had in or supported us missionaries from Baptist World Mission.
Bro. Oulette? Never got support there, but knew him. We had about a dozen supporting churches in MI.
Pastor Sam
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yes I was friends with Dr Oulette can spell his name he spoke at a camp on year and I got to know him. I think I am thing about a different Van Gelderen as one came to Milwaukee area just before I left.
Pastor Sam
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Did you know Cedarhome
Pastor Sam
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Northland closed its doors? Wow I am way out of the loop. I think Pastor Mark Weiss went to Maranatha did you know him?
Pastor Sam
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You are correct I didn’t know how to spell his name. Thank you for your helping me clear this up.
No doubt the same family. Wayne Van Gelderen Sr. pastored in Chicago for many years. His son Wayne Jr. became his youth pastor and assistant, but then came up here to Menomonee Falls, a suburb of Milwaukee, where he pastors Falls Baptist Church.
Pastor Sam
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Yes he is the one I heard about didnt know him personally but heard a lot of good things about him.
The whole family is great. Wayne Jr. has two brothers who are evangelists, Jim and John. When they were little boys their Dad, Wayne Sr., took them to see John R. Rice (my granddad). He laid hands on them and prayed for them to be evangelists--and so they are!
Ready to Harvest
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My dad pastors in Sauk County WI, where I lived for 7 years before moving to the ND/MN border in 2011. I still go back frequently.
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Pastor Sam
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What is the name of the church.
Pastor_Bob
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I did not know Pastor King, but I have real good friends in that church - Alan and Ellen Ives. They have a music ministry and have probably sang in every church in Wisconsin.
Pastor Sam
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Yes I knew Alan & Ellen Ives they have a great music ministry.