| Fellowship Baptist Church |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Click on link below to view |
Teen Page
Craig Johnson is an answer to prayer.
Craig is now our Youth Director and
assistant pastor.
Craig is now our Youth Director and
assistant pastor.
A holiday event at our church.
Some Pictures from Camp "Bill Rice Ranch" 2009
Good stuff at the
Church Breakfast
Oct 11, 2009
Church Breakfast
Oct 11, 2009
Craig Johnston's testimony.
I was born into a Christian home and I was raised in church my whole life. My Dad was also a
Pastor for
part of the time. He started out as a Youth Pastor at a country church in Oklahoma, called Indian
Baptist Church. It was at this time in my life I realized my need for salvation. One Sunday
afternoon as soon as church was over I went up to the Pastor and said that I wanted to get saved.
The Pastor took
me into a room, showed me some Bible verses and explained to me how to get saved. When he
was
done he asked me to repeat a prayer after him. I repeated the prayer and when I was done he ask
me if I was saved. I said no. I was eight years old but I just did not understand completely what it
meant to
be saved. Months passed and on a Sunday night after church I went to my mother when it was
just about
bedtime and I said that I wanted to get saved. Mom took her Bible and showed me what I needed
to
do to get saved. I prayed to God and ask him to save me. Shortly after this I was baptized in a river
because our church did not have a baptistry.
Not long after this, my Dad became the Pastor at a church in Arkansas. He was also the
principle of the
Christian school they had at the church. We were at this church for a few years and then Dad
resigned. We moved to Illinois and we attended different churches. By this time I was in my early
teens, my family was having problems and things were not going well.
Because of the circumstances in my life it was difficult growing up as a teen. I knew that I was
not
what God wanted me to be. I also began to doubt my salvation. I wanted to believe that I was
saved
and thought I was. This went on for a few years until
one year our church went to Camp Joy in Wisconsin. That week at camp God really spoke to me. I
made a decision that week to get my heart right with God and to get assurance of my salvation. I
remember one night I was in bed and I prayed to God to give me assurance of my salvation. I kept
praying and begging God, and then it was almost like God or the Holy Spirit spoke to me in a voice
and said,” You can stop praying now, there is no need for you to pray any longer.” So I said to
God, “I will stop praying, but if I wake up in the morning and do not have peace, then I will pray
some more and start begging again.” I woke up the next morning and I had peace in my heart. I
surrender my life to Jesus Christ and I have never doubted my salvation since that day.
It was about a year later when the church we were attending was having a week long youth
activity. A group came from a college in Wisconsin to do this activity at our church. They had
games, food, and preaching every night that week. One of the nights God spoke to me and I
surrendered to His calling on my life to preach. After the Lord called me to preach I
continued to follow Him. I went to Bible College to help prepare me for the ministry. Now God has
opened the door for me to get started in the ministry at Fellowship Baptist Church.
I was born into a Christian home and I was raised in church my whole life. My Dad was also a
Pastor for
part of the time. He started out as a Youth Pastor at a country church in Oklahoma, called Indian
Baptist Church. It was at this time in my life I realized my need for salvation. One Sunday
afternoon as soon as church was over I went up to the Pastor and said that I wanted to get saved.
The Pastor took
me into a room, showed me some Bible verses and explained to me how to get saved. When he
was
done he asked me to repeat a prayer after him. I repeated the prayer and when I was done he ask
me if I was saved. I said no. I was eight years old but I just did not understand completely what it
meant to
be saved. Months passed and on a Sunday night after church I went to my mother when it was
just about
bedtime and I said that I wanted to get saved. Mom took her Bible and showed me what I needed
to
do to get saved. I prayed to God and ask him to save me. Shortly after this I was baptized in a river
because our church did not have a baptistry.
Not long after this, my Dad became the Pastor at a church in Arkansas. He was also the
principle of the
Christian school they had at the church. We were at this church for a few years and then Dad
resigned. We moved to Illinois and we attended different churches. By this time I was in my early
teens, my family was having problems and things were not going well.
Because of the circumstances in my life it was difficult growing up as a teen. I knew that I was
not
what God wanted me to be. I also began to doubt my salvation. I wanted to believe that I was
saved
and thought I was. This went on for a few years until
one year our church went to Camp Joy in Wisconsin. That week at camp God really spoke to me. I
made a decision that week to get my heart right with God and to get assurance of my salvation. I
remember one night I was in bed and I prayed to God to give me assurance of my salvation. I kept
praying and begging God, and then it was almost like God or the Holy Spirit spoke to me in a voice
and said,” You can stop praying now, there is no need for you to pray any longer.” So I said to
God, “I will stop praying, but if I wake up in the morning and do not have peace, then I will pray
some more and start begging again.” I woke up the next morning and I had peace in my heart. I
surrender my life to Jesus Christ and I have never doubted my salvation since that day.
It was about a year later when the church we were attending was having a week long youth
activity. A group came from a college in Wisconsin to do this activity at our church. They had
games, food, and preaching every night that week. One of the nights God spoke to me and I
surrendered to His calling on my life to preach. After the Lord called me to preach I
continued to follow Him. I went to Bible College to help prepare me for the ministry. Now God has
opened the door for me to get started in the ministry at Fellowship Baptist Church.
| Craig and Rebecca's Wedding |