Dr. Michael G. Marshall:
I attended college on a football scholarship after high school and made a god of sports. Later I found myself coming up short in the draft lottery, so I enlisted in the U.S. Navy. While at Great Lakes Naval Base, I met a coastguardsman who witnessed to me. That night in an old WWII wooden barracks, I was saved by calling upon the name of the Lord, confessing my sins and receiving Christ as my personal savior. Subsequently, I followed the Lord with obedience and was baptized by immersion in an Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.
I served as Navy Corpsman during the Vietnam War era and served aboard the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Marathon. I was called to preach in the Pacific Ocean while on board the USS Kitty Hawk. This service included serving as the gunboat medical Petty Officer to a PT boat SEAL team unit accompanying my gunboat group. It was a privilege to serve the wounded from the Vietnam War in the Naval hospital intensive care unit, operating room, aboard ship and later with the P.O.W.’s that returned from Vietnam. My heart is always heavy when I think of these brave men; many of whom died while I tried to save their lives.
It is my calling to bring Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and their family members into good fundamental churches. We also hope to provide assistance for military members transferring to a new duty station and find good churches for them to attend. We will provide a church name, pastor and phone number. Of course, we will not recommend a church without confirming that they meet Biblical standards. I will also recruit future missionaries and assist in church planting close to military installations worldwide.
I have prepared for this task all my life by training and experience. I have earned several degrees from colleges and seminaries (B.A., M.Min., M.A.B.S., ThD, D.D.). I served as the associate pastor at Tidewater Baptist Temple, Chesapeake, VA for two years. Later, I became Senior pastor and founder (12 years) of the Tri-County Baptist Church of Franklin, WI. God then led us to become Senior pastor of the Maranatha Baptist Church of Lyons, New York (8 years). I am the director of the United States Operational Support Command where we recruit and train other pastors to be able to minister to police, fire departments and emergency services units. I am also a chaplain with the Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol) and serve as the Air Force chaplain with the 347th Air Force Recruiting Squadron in Milwaukee. I serve in this capacity on MSA (military support authorization from Scott Air Force Base, IL. I am also the senior volunteer chaplain at the Milwaukee Military Entrance Processing Station in Milwaukee.
I have also worked as military missions pastor at a local church near a military installation and the Field Representative with a military mission agency for five years, working full time with American and foreign militaries. I also am now the International Representative for Armed Forces Baptist Missions. Presently I am authoring a book commissioned by the University of Ecology & Politology in Moscow, Russia on the impact of religion on military performance and work there with the freedom of religion movement.
We are members of our sending church, Calvary Baptist Church, 971 W. Milwaukee Avenue, Jefferson, Wisconsin, 53549. Our pastor, Rich Akins, can be contacted at 920-674-5630 (home) or 920-674-5291 (church).
Rosalie S. Marshall:
I was born on February 15, 1953. I grew up in a Christian home and was saved when I was seven during a seven-day club my mother was conducting. I was baptized by immersion a couple of years later. My father met a church planter and helped found the first Independent Baptist Church in our town (Jefferson, WI). My father became a deacon there and served in that capacity thirty years until his death last year.
I attended Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, WI, graduating in 1974. There I was involved in school plays and the Madrigal handbell choir. After graduating I worked as a secretary for the Bible College Financial Manager. There I met my future husband Michael Marshall and we were married in 1976. I have been a pastor's wife since 1978. I have served in the local church as church pianist, choir pianist, Preacher's Pals (children's singing group) director, Sunday school teacher, church nursery coordinator, church secretary, and church clerk. I have served in these capacities in churches where we ministered. These churches and institutions are as follows:
Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Watertown, WI
Calvary Baptist Church, Jefferson, WI
Tidewater Baptist Temple, Chesapeake, VA
Tri-County Baptist Church, Franklin, WI
Maranatha Baptist Church, Lyons, New York
North Shore Baptist Church, North Chicago, IL
Calvary Baptist Church, Jefferson, WI (2nd time)
I attended college on a football scholarship after high school and made a god of sports. Later I found myself coming up short in the draft lottery, so I enlisted in the U.S. Navy. While at Great Lakes Naval Base, I met a coastguardsman who witnessed to me. That night in an old WWII wooden barracks, I was saved by calling upon the name of the Lord, confessing my sins and receiving Christ as my personal savior. Subsequently, I followed the Lord with obedience and was baptized by immersion in an Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.
I served as Navy Corpsman during the Vietnam War era and served aboard the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Marathon. I was called to preach in the Pacific Ocean while on board the USS Kitty Hawk. This service included serving as the gunboat medical Petty Officer to a PT boat SEAL team unit accompanying my gunboat group. It was a privilege to serve the wounded from the Vietnam War in the Naval hospital intensive care unit, operating room, aboard ship and later with the P.O.W.’s that returned from Vietnam. My heart is always heavy when I think of these brave men; many of whom died while I tried to save their lives.
It is my calling to bring Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and their family members into good fundamental churches. We also hope to provide assistance for military members transferring to a new duty station and find good churches for them to attend. We will provide a church name, pastor and phone number. Of course, we will not recommend a church without confirming that they meet Biblical standards. I will also recruit future missionaries and assist in church planting close to military installations worldwide.
I have prepared for this task all my life by training and experience. I have earned several degrees from colleges and seminaries (B.A., M.Min., M.A.B.S., ThD, D.D.). I served as the associate pastor at Tidewater Baptist Temple, Chesapeake, VA for two years. Later, I became Senior pastor and founder (12 years) of the Tri-County Baptist Church of Franklin, WI. God then led us to become Senior pastor of the Maranatha Baptist Church of Lyons, New York (8 years). I am the director of the United States Operational Support Command where we recruit and train other pastors to be able to minister to police, fire departments and emergency services units. I am also a chaplain with the Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol) and serve as the Air Force chaplain with the 347th Air Force Recruiting Squadron in Milwaukee. I serve in this capacity on MSA (military support authorization from Scott Air Force Base, IL. I am also the senior volunteer chaplain at the Milwaukee Military Entrance Processing Station in Milwaukee.
I have also worked as military missions pastor at a local church near a military installation and the Field Representative with a military mission agency for five years, working full time with American and foreign militaries. I also am now the International Representative for Armed Forces Baptist Missions. Presently I am authoring a book commissioned by the University of Ecology & Politology in Moscow, Russia on the impact of religion on military performance and work there with the freedom of religion movement.
We are members of our sending church, Calvary Baptist Church, 971 W. Milwaukee Avenue, Jefferson, Wisconsin, 53549. Our pastor, Rich Akins, can be contacted at 920-674-5630 (home) or 920-674-5291 (church).
Rosalie S. Marshall:
I was born on February 15, 1953. I grew up in a Christian home and was saved when I was seven during a seven-day club my mother was conducting. I was baptized by immersion a couple of years later. My father met a church planter and helped found the first Independent Baptist Church in our town (Jefferson, WI). My father became a deacon there and served in that capacity thirty years until his death last year.
I attended Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, WI, graduating in 1974. There I was involved in school plays and the Madrigal handbell choir. After graduating I worked as a secretary for the Bible College Financial Manager. There I met my future husband Michael Marshall and we were married in 1976. I have been a pastor's wife since 1978. I have served in the local church as church pianist, choir pianist, Preacher's Pals (children's singing group) director, Sunday school teacher, church nursery coordinator, church secretary, and church clerk. I have served in these capacities in churches where we ministered. These churches and institutions are as follows:
Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Watertown, WI
Calvary Baptist Church, Jefferson, WI
Tidewater Baptist Temple, Chesapeake, VA
Tri-County Baptist Church, Franklin, WI
Maranatha Baptist Church, Lyons, New York
North Shore Baptist Church, North Chicago, IL
Calvary Baptist Church, Jefferson, WI (2nd time)