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Rick and his wife Peggy were married in 1962.  Rick was saved in 1966 at the age of 27 and surrenderred to preach in 1972.  He was ordained in 1974 by the Canadian Heights Baptist Church.  He founded the Bethel Baptist Church in 1978 meeting in the Yukon Round-up Club.  Rick and Peggy have two married children and 4 grandchildren.  Rick enjoys playing golf and riding his motorcycle.

Under his leadership:
A church building was completed in 1981 with 6300 square feet.  A 2000 square foot educational building was built in 1984.  In 1986 a second story was added to the original building doubling the square footage.  The educational building was converted in to the main office building of the church.  In 2001, the Bradford Family Life Center was completed.  This 7400 squre foot building is a multi-purpose activity building for fellowships, sports, festivals and dinners.  It also includes a 1000 square foot youth room. 

Retirement:
In the fall of 2007, Bro. Rick announced his retirement in September 2008. 

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Robert (Bob) and his wife Melanie were married in 1999 and have four children.  Bob was saved in 1983 at Bethel Baptist Church and surrendered to the ministry in 1993.  He did most of his undergraduate work at Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO and recieved his Bachelor's Degree from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA in 2003. He was ordained by Bethel Baptist Church in 2006.  Bob is currently working on his Master's Degree through the Baptist Bible Graduate School of Theology in Springfield, MO.  He has served as the Chaplain for the Yukon Police Department since 2002.   

Called as Pastor:
On January 20, 2008, the members of Bethel voted to call Bob as Pastor following Bro. Rick's retirement.