I was 16 when I believed God called me to preach the gospel. At 18, while I was a student at Moody Bible Institute, I received a license to preach. During my Junior and Senior years at Moody, I preached every Sunday morning at Chicago’s Pacific Garden Mission. After graduating from Moody, I attended Houghton College, Houghton New York, and opened a closed country church that I served as pastor until I returned home to Canada after graduating and marrying Gloria. I was ordained in 1961.
I suppose nostalgia turned my thoughts to places I have preached since I received the call to do so. I may have forgotten a few, but I think the following list is fairly complete. If the Lord wills, the list will grow.
A personal observation: I believe the need for faithful Biblical preaching is greater now than at any previous time.
COLORADO: Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton, Thornton, Castle Rock, Monument, Pueblo, Parker, Pueblo West, Penrose, Leadville, Eagle, New Castle, Jefferson, Ft. Collins, Fowler, Holly, Crook, Arvada, Colorado Springs, Falcon, Golden
ILLINOIS: Chicago, St. Charles, Alton, Shelbyville, Buffalo Grove, Schaumburg, West Dundee, Arlington Heights, Naperville, Lombard, Utica, Peoria, Bensonville, East Moline, Des Plaines, Itasca, Streamwood, Warrenville, Orland Park, Mokena, Henry
INDIANA: West Terre Haute, Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Valparaiso, Crawfordsville, Veedersburg, Plymouth
OHIO: Mansfield, Gallipolis
IOWA: Council Bluffs, Manchester
MINNESOTA: Faribault, Burnsville
MISSOURI: Brentwood
KANSAS: Kansas City, Goodland, Wichita, Hutchinson, Stafford, Loretta, Shawnee
GEORGIA: Franklin Springs, Roswell
TENNESSEE: Murfreesboro, Greeneville
VIRGINIA: Manassas, Arlington, McLean
SOUTH DAKOTA: Roscoe
VERMONT: Danby
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Seabrook
DELAWARE: Newark, Milford
MASSACHUSETTS: Springfield, Norfolk, Lunenburg
WYOMING: Torrington
WISCONSIN: Racine, Westfield
NEW YORK: Williamson, Grand Island, Warsaw, Attica, Alden, Webster, Syosset, Wellsville, Olean, Rawson, Belfast, Perth, Johnson City, Harpursville, Liberty, Penn Yan
PENNSYLVANIA: Altoona, Enola, Roaring Spring, Ebensburg, Everett, Levittown
MICHIGAN: Dollar Bay, Lansing, Jackson, Paw Paw
NEW JERSEY: Manahawkin, Dover, Fair Lawn
CALIFORNIA: Antioch, Castro Valley, Los Angeles
OREGON: Forest Grove
WASHINGTON: Auburn
TEXAS: Dallas
ONTARIO: St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Hamilton, Toronto, Stouffville, Oshawa, Leamington, Brantford, Bracebridge, London, Huntsville, Burford, Scotland
