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Dr. Mark Billington

As a child I was brought up in the Lutheran church.  In fact, my grandfather was a Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor, but I never had a chance to know him because he died shortly after I was born.  My mother was faithful in taking me to church until I was in middle school, but I don’t remember my dad going to church at all.  I experienced catechism class and confirmation, but I did not make a personal commitment to Jesus Christ.  My mother was diagnosed with cancer while I was in high school, and that helped me to start thinking about spiritual things again.  I started attending church, but I also dabbled in the new age with some of my friends.  This continued for several years, and when I was a sophomore in college I met the woman who was to become my wife.  She invited me to attend a Baptist church, and it was shortly afterwards that I made my profession of faith and was baptized.  Soon after that I felt God’s call to preach, and, because of Valerie’s mixed experiences growing up as a pastor’s kid, I asked her to marry me again.  She still said yes!
 
Our journey since that time has been incredible.  We’ve been to four schools, six different churches, and I’ve managed to get three degrees along the way.  God has also blessed us with two wonderful children and four grandchildren!   We are also very excited and very thankful to be back in the Midwest to minister.  My wife and I were born about 200 miles from Sister Bay, in opposite directions!  God is good!  All the time!  God is good!
 
We are looking forward to God doing great things through the ministry of First Baptist Church in the years ahead.  “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

 

Elders

 

Chris Jackson

Chris Warecki

Shaun Huggins 

Andrew Burgess 

Mark Billington - Pastor

Andrew Billington - Associate Pastor

 

 

Ministry Teams

 

Worship - Winnie Jackson

Worship Support - John Stiefel

Fellowship - Patti Wood

Bridges -- Jerrry & Jody Littler

Trustees - Jim Springer

Library - Jerry Smuda

Missions - Pastor Billington

Compassion - Judith Erickson

Serving - Kathy Springer

Decorating - Lyn Huber

Children & Youth - Andrew Billington 

 

 

Winnie Jackson - Worship Leader & Administrative Assistant

 

Gary & Cindy Lundquist - Custodians