Lakewood Baptist Chuch in Delafield
Sunday December 13th we visited the services of the new church plant in Delafield, Lakewood Baptist Church. Dave Marriott is the pastor of this new church started September 13th. Currently they are meeting at Cushing Elementary School on Hwy C, just north of I.94. Their Sunday School begins at 9:15 and the AM service at 10:15. Last Sunday they had 70 in attendance even with a couple of families that have been attending regularly being absent.
Lakewood Baptist Church is planning their Charter Membership Service for Sunday January 31st. At that time they will become an independent local church from their reproducing church, Calvary Baptist in Watertown. Also they are planning a baptismal service for that Sunday for several who are interested in membership and need to be baptized. Pray for this new work that God would provide a permanent location in the future as well as continued solid growth from the Delafield community.
First Baptist of Waunakee Burns Their Mortgage
Sunday December 7th we were invited to participate in the mortgage burning ceremony at First Baptist Church of Waunakee. Gerald Marsden is the pastor of this sixteen year old ministry. Pastor Leon Leeds founded the church while serving as the State Missions Director of the WFBC and during the 9:00 AM service he provided some insight to the founding as well as preaching. At the end of the service the deacons of First Baptist burned the mortgage as a celebration of their paying off of all the church debt.
During Sunday School I shared a Bible lesson as well as presenting our ministry. The church provided a delicious prime rib dinner for all who were present at noon. Following the dinner Pastor Mike Mayhak spoke for the afternoon service. Brother Mayhak had worked with Brother Leeds and pastored the church for seven years after its founding.
We praise the Lord for the establishment and growth of this ministry in the greater Madison area. This is the real fruit of the ministry of the WFBC in our state.
Our Seventh Grandchild
On November 16th our daughter-in-law Pauletta gave birth to a healthy, eight pound baby girl. Paul and Pauletta named her Lydia Carole Vawter. She joins her three year-old brother, Michael and 18-month old sister Grace. Carole was able to be present for the home birth and Lydia and Pauletta are doing great!
Paul is in his third year of teaching math and Bible at the Mesilla Valley Christian School in Las Cruces, New Mexico. They are also actively involved in the ministry of Mountain View Baptist Church in Las Cruces which pastored by Pastor Robb Redlin.
Carole flew down on November 10th and was able to be present for the birth. I drove down a little over a week later. While in Las Cruces we celebrated Thanksgiving with Paul and his family and returned to Wisconsin this week.