Don
and Sue Lawson began their years in ministry in Eugene, Oregon, in 1963.
Mr. Lawson served as an elder until 1965 and then began full-time as the associate pastor of the Eugene and Medford, Oregon, churches.
In 1966 they went to Ambassador College for one year and then were sent to pastor the Amarillo, Texas, and Liberal, Kansas, congregations. They also raised up a church in Lubbock, Texas.
Later they moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, and pastored the Indianapolis, Muncie and Columbus churches. Moving on to Pennsylvania they pastored the Pittsburgh and Beaver Valley churches. They then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and pastored the Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah, and Green River, Wyoming, congregations.
They have now been in Oklahoma for 10 years and have pastored the Oklahoma City East and West, Enid, and Weatherford congregations, and for a time Ada, Lawton and Tulsa.
The Lawsons have four children, 13 grandchildren and one great- granddaughter.
The following pastors, wives and congregations are in the Oklahoma City district.
Abilene, Texas: Terry and Sherry Lambert
Ada and Calvin, Oklahoma: Ken and Joan Vandeveer
Dodge, City, Kansas: Bradley and Cindy Bruns
Fairview, Oklahoma: Charles and Waynetta Burlison
Grand Island, Nebraska: Walt and Pat Boyl and Ron and Billie Newport
Hays, Kansas: Rhoda Zeigler
Hobbs, New Mexico: Vance and Lou Gilless
Lawton, Oklahoma: Farrel Dockstetter
Liberal, Kansas: Ora and Peggy McCulley
Lincoln, Nebraska: Duane and Alberta Marquis
Lubbock, Texas: Denis and Brenda DuFrenne; Charles Spoon
Midland, Texas: Ron and Rebecca Sharp
Midland, Texas, East: Glenn and Celia Gillham
North Platte, Nebraska: Norris and Doris Grous
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, East and West: Mike and Juli Rasmussen
Ponca City, Oklahoma: Stuart and Robbie Powell
Salina, Kansas: Tony and Audrie Auernheimer
San Angelo, Texas: Robert and Jeanine Berrie
Sayre, Oklahoma: Ben and Shirley West
Scott City, Kansas: Vernon and Dixie Shemm
Tulsa, Oklahoma: Dan and Jackie King
Wichita, Kansas: Charles and Cindy Calahan
Wichita, Kansas, South: Lyle and Faye Campbell and Ron and Doris Haines
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