GRAVETTE — An installation service for Dr. Darrell Kepler, new pastor of Heritage Baptist Church in Gravette, will be held Sunday, June 6, at the church located at 307 Fourth Ave. SE.

The celebration will include special music, guest speakers and “dinner on the grounds”.

Dr. John Blue, Pastor Emeritus of Fellowship Baptist Church in Albuquerque, will speak during the 10 a.m. Sunday School hour. Guest speaker at the morning worship at 11 a.m. will be Dr. Parker Dailey, Pastor Emeritus of Blue Ridge Baptist Temple in Kansas City, MO. A fellowship dinner will follow the services.

Dr. Kepler received his Doctor of Religious Education from Great Plains Baptist Seminary in Sioux Falls, SD, and has served in numerous capacities in his 30 years of ministry including youth pastor, minister of music and senior and executive pastor in congregations at Riverside, C A, Cincinnati, Kansas City and most recently in Richmond, IN.

Dr. Kepler and his wife Teresa recently moved to Gravette. They are parents of two sons, Bradley, minister of music and youth pastor at Southwest Baptist College in Tulsa, and Daniel, who completed his first year at Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO.

All are invited to attend the service and fellowship dinner following.

News, Pages 2 on 06/02/2010