Pastor Steve and his wife, Barbara, have been ministering at Prospect Church since 2010. His is an interesting story of God setting His love on someone and patiently, persistently pursuing them. Steve surrendered to the Lord and was saved in 1987 at the age of 35. He responded to the Lord’s call to preach in 1990 and accepted his first pastorate in 1994. Pastor Steve has served the Lord faithfully for many years, boasting of nothing except the Lord. His favorite passage of scripture is 1 Timothy 1:12 “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry…”
Steve’s wife, Barbara, is his greatest encourager, supporter, and friend over the years of their life together. She is a faithful servant of the Lord in her own right, singing in the choir, teaching children, students, and women, participating in short-term mission trips, and a variety of other things as needs arise. Proverbs 12:4 says that “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband…” and so she is.
They have 2 grown children and 8 grandchildren. Their son, Chad, and his wife Joann, live in Imperial, MO and have 4 children. Chad is the current Director of Missions for the Jefferson Baptist Association. Their daughter Angela, with her husband Eric and 4 children, lives in Kenai, AK where they all know and serve the Lord and enjoy beautiful summers and long snowy winters.
Pastor Steve and Barbara are truly servants of the Lord and have allowed the Lord to lead their ministry here.
