Dr. Roy Matheson - Roy attended Calvary in his youth and was called into
full time service during the ministry of Pastor Olley. After graduating
from LBI, London, Ontario, he
studied at the Dallas Theological Seminary, receiving his Doctorate on May
11, 1965. Roy was Dean of Students for a number of years at the SouthEastern
Bible College, Birmingham, Alabama. Presently Dr. Matheson is Dean of the
Faculty of Ontario Theological Seminary, Toronto, Ontario.
Rev. David Irwin - As a teenager in Calvary, the Lord called David into
full time service and led him to LBI, London, Ont., where he graduated.
From there he took further study in
Dallas Theological Seminary, and graduated with a Masters. After graduating
David accepted a call to become the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church,
Woodbridge, Ont., where he
ministered for some 7 years. David is presently pastor of Central Baptist
Church, Brantford, Ont. Also, he is the Chairman of the Board, of London
Baptist Seminary.
At the present time, Calvary is supporting the following people on a
regular monthly basis
Miss Patricia Irwin - Pat grew up in Calvary Baptist Church and was led
of-the Lord to go to Bible School. After studying in LEI and Wheaton College,
from which she graduated in
1960, Pat was accepted by S.I.M. for service in Africa. Fu1filling a commitment
made at the age of 12 of dedicating her life to the Lord, Pat was commissioned
by the church and sent out to the field, fully supported. After language
study in France, she assumed her responsibility of the Primary Girls School,
Tchaourou, Dahomey (now the Peoples Republic
of Benin). Later Pat was active in the Toronto office of S.I.M. proofreading
and preparing for printing the New Testament in the Dompago and Bariba
languages. At the present
time Pat is stationed in Niamey, Niger.
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Harold and Lorna Fuller - Harold is the Deputy General Director of Sudan
Interior Mission. Lorna is his secretary. They both were raised in Ontario.
Harold felt called to
Africa from the age of ten. Lorna responded to the challenge of Christian
service in her teens. They both studied Bible and Missions at Prairie
Bible Institute, Alberta before
applying to S.I.M. Harold went to Nigeria, W.A., in 1951, and became Editor-in-Chief
of African Challenge, a Christian magazine which attained second highest
circulation for any
monthly in Africa. Lorna went to Nigeria in 1955 as a secretary. She and
Harold married in 1956. In 1966 Harold became Deputy Director for West
Africa, and in 1973 became Director for Nigeria and Ghana. In 1978 he
was appointed Deputy General Director for SIM International. The Fullers
now live in Toronto, as a base for travels to SIM's work worldwide. They
have two children, David and Becky - both in college.
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