I was saved in the spring of 1970 when on a Sunday morning, being under conviction I went forward at the invitation and told our pastor I wanted to join the church.\u00a0 He wisely told me to return to my seat and he would come by that afternoon and talk to me about the matter.\u00a0 That afternoon on the front porch of our home he explained to me about sin, repentance and the saving work of Jesus Christ.\u00a0 There on that porch I bowed my head and as best as an eleven year old boy could do, I confessed my sinfulness and asked Jesus to be the Lord and Saviour of my life.<\/p>\n

I tried to serve God through the next few years, but through the constant turnover of pastors at our church, I soon became disheartened and let others lead me astray.\u00a0 This path I followed for several years, until in 1979 while stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC some fellows from Emanuel Baptist Church came by our home and once again explained to me about salvation.\u00a0 I told the gentleman with whom I was talking that if what he said was true then I was saved because I believed every word of it and had asked Christ in as Saviour when I was eleven.\u00a0 He simply said, \u201cMr. Williams, if you are saved then you need to be in church\u201d.\u00a0 That was all he had to say; my wife and I went the following Sunday and have been faithful since.\u00a0 This episode in my life taught me the importance of having a church home with a stable ministry and proper teaching.<\/p>\n

Shortly after joining Emanuel Baptist Church of Dudley, NC, God began dealing with me about preaching.\u00a0 This was especially difficult since by nature I am introverted and do not like speaking in public.\u00a0 After moving to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, LA, I was privileged to sit under the teaching of Dr. Earl White who did much to help me in preparing for the ministry.\u00a0 He was an excellent teacher of the Scripture and taught a Timothy class on Monday nights as he felt he was responsible for training the young preachers in his church.<\/p>\n

After my enlistment in the Air Force, I spent six years under the ministry of Pastor Ray Stuart at Gateway Baptist Church in Boiling Springs, SC.\u00a0 Here I witnessed preaching under the power of the Holy Ghost and an evangelistic spirit as never before.\u00a0 While there I also began taking correspondent courses from Louisiana Baptist University.\u00a0 After pastoring Bethel Baptist Church in Laurens, SC for a short period I served as Associate Pastor of Hopewell Baptist Church in Landrum, SC, I then busied myself for several years trying to help pastors of smaller churches.\u00a0 During this time God burdened my heart for the western states which eventually lead me to Landmark Baptist here in Logan.<\/p>\n

My journey has been marked with many disappointments as I had hoped to begin pastoring full time much earlier in life, but each disappointment was met with grace and important lessons that I would need later.\u00a0 These lessons I hope have made me more patient with both the people who have not had the exposure to the teachings that I have and the slow process of building a church in a small town.<\/p>\n

My wife and I have five children and nine grandchildren.\u00a0 We know the joys and pains of watching them grow and become adults and deal with the trials of life.\u00a0 We know the pain of wishing we had done some things different and the joy of experiencing the mercy of God toward imperfect people.\u00a0 If we can help in anyway, we desire to do so.\u00a0 Most of all we desire that every person should be saved and know for sure that when they die their eternity will be spent in heaven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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