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Mark 16:15

15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

PASTOR WILLIAM SCHALK

Pastor Schalk was saved on July 22nd 1983 following a graduation night death of a classmate. God used that event in his life to cause him to consider the fact of Eternity and where one goes when they die. Realizing himself a hell deserving sinner he repented of his sins and accepted Christ as his saviour. In 1984 he followed the leading of the Lord and attended Fairhaven Baptist College under the direction of Dr. Roger Voegtlin. At Fairhaven, Pastor Schalk studied Pastoral Ministries as well as participated in a variety of ministries including: Visitation Soul-Winning in East Chicago, Illinois. Then Pastor Schalk moved to the Bus Ministry where he spent every Saturday visiting the bus children and youth riders. Pastor Schalk also involved himself in the 4th-6th grade junior church ministry. One summer, during his college days at Fairhaven, Pastor Schalk was recruited to be a Summer Evangelist for Neighborhood Bible Time in Boulder Colorado, trained under the ministry of Brother Charles Homshire, Pastor Schalk conducted week-long NBT meetings in 12 churches from Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Indiana. Pastor Schalk left Fairhaven in 1989 and was married later that year to Leah Greeno whom he had met at Fairhaven.

After marriage Pastor Schalk and his wife began working in a small church in the cornfields of Northern Indiana preaching the worship service on occassion and serving as a Youth Director. Pastor Schalk and his wife took a group of 5 children and built the ministry to nearly 30 and a high of 36. Pastor Schalk served in that church (New Life Independant Baptist Church) from 1989 to 1990 Pastor Schalk felt the need to further his ministry education and left Indiana to attend Ambassador Baptist College in 1991 under the training of Dr. Ron Comfort. Pastor Schalk trained there seeking a Bible Major and second man evangelist minor while at the same time seeking the Lords directing for future ministry. While preaching a chapel service for Heritage Christian School in Gaffney, SC Pastor Schalk was asked to consider teaching in the Christian School and serving in the associating church at the time Oak Grove Baptist Church now Lighthouse Baptist Church in Blacksburg, SC where Grady Gregory is Pastor. In the fall of 1993 Pastor Schalk left Ambassador to serve as Bible, Health and Phys Ed teacher as well as Youth Director at the church. While teaching at the Christian School Pastor Schalk would assist with Chapel services and counselling students making decisions. Pastor Schalk remained in that position until 1985 and at that time again was searching the Lords leading for future ministry. Pastor Schalk served at Lighthouse Baptist Church as Pre-Teen Director while his wife Leah continued teaching art at the Christian School.

In 2002 Pastor Schalk spent four months as Interim Pastor at Truth Baptist Church in Jonesville, SC and in 2003 God led the Schalk family to New Hope Baptist Church in Gaffney, SC where Brother Schalk felt the purpose of God to lift up the Pastor's hand and serve both where needed and as needed. Pastor Tim Osment asked then Brother Schalk to preach on their radio ministry. Also while at New Hope Brother Schalk taught the adult sunday school and assisted in the nursing home ministry and a "Take Church to Them" ministry where after the evening service members of the church would gather and go to folks homes to bring church to their house. In the summer of 2005 Brother Schalk felt the tug of God to begin making himself available to pastorless churches and in October Brother Schalk was contacted by Mr. Richard Bartrop of the Lynn Hill Baptist Church to come and candidate for the pastorate. Brother Schalk came and preached for them on November 5, 2005 and three weeks later was called by a 10-1 vote to become their pastor.

Pastor Schalk is nearing his 2nd year of ministry at Lynn Hill and the church while remaining in its infancy has the pioneering spirit with a vision for growth and usefulness to serve out Gods purposes in the community and world-wide through its Faith-Promise Missions which began in February of 2007.