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Rev. Dr. Lonnie Richardson
Founding Pastor
Pastor Lonnie's deeply held conviction is that Jesus looks beyond what people are to what they can become. He is committed to pastoral care that is driven by the possibilities of the Christian faith in the lives of people. Lonnie's passion is to help people connect with God and realize their full potential.
Pastor Lonnie Richardson possessed over 20 years of pastoral experience serving rural, urban and university congregations, when he accepted the call to be the founding minister of Fox River Congregational Church. He has earned advanced degrees in Religion and Divinity as well as a Doctorate in Ministry. Lonnie and Mercedes, his wife for over 30 years, have three children.
In a feature article on Fox River Church, Tom Heinen, the religious news editor for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel referred to Dr. Richardson as "...a twentieth century pioneer.
The Mission of this Church is to fulfill Christ's Great Commandment[1] and Great Commission[2] in which we are called to
- Love God through worship and living according to His will
- Love one another through serving people's physical, emotional and spiritual needs, in Christ's name, and
- Make disciples of Christ through
- Reaching out to all people by witnessing the good news of Christ so that they may accept Him as their Lord and Savior,
- Teaching what Jesus taught so that we may grow toward living a Christ-like life,
- Encouraging Christian fellowship so that joys may be celebrated, hurts may be healed and communion with God may be richer.
[1] Matthew 22:36-40
[2] Matthew 28:18-20.
As followers of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and our Lord and Savior, we covenant with God and one another to personally commit to creating an environment for richer communion with God and to:
OWN the Mission of our Church
LOVE God and love all people through worship, service and fellowship
WITNESS the power of God's love to all people as revealed through Christ
GROW in the knowledge and expression of our faith
WALK in fellowship with one another in respect, understanding, forgiveness and love
DEDICATE our time, talent, and treasure to the service of God
ABIDE in the Congregataional Way as understood and embraced by our fellowship.
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