Information on the ministry of Dr. Paul E. Heaton of Lupton, Michigan

Our Pastor & Family

Personal Facts:
Name: Paul Edward Heaton
Birth Date: 2/15/47
Second Birth: 8/11/58
Called to preach: As a young lad shortly after being saved.
Began preaching at the age of 13.
Military: USAF - December 1967-1971
Married: 6/15/68
Wife: Gale Marie (Pickinpaugh) AKA "Marie"

Family Facts:
Son of: Rev. Don R. Heaton (1922-65)
& Sarah V. Abrams (1923-2003)
Children:
Sarah I. [Married]
Keren E. [Married]
Paul Jr. [Married]
David C. [Married]
Jonathan H. [Single]
Joel M. [Married/USMC]
Seth M. [9th Grade]
Grandchildren:
5 Boys
8 Girls

Updated - September 2008

Ministry Facts:

Begin preaching at age 13 (1960) in my home church in prayer meeting.

Taught the first Sunday School Class at Camp Hansen, Okinawa (1970-71)

Street ministry while at Kadena AFB in Koza Okinawa. (1969-71)

Radio program and volunteer at radio station KSAB while on Okinawa.

Youth Director and Assistant to the pastor at Friendship Baptist Church in Pensacola, FL. (1974-76) Where the late Doug Shiver was pastor.

Founder and pastor of Bible Baptist Church, Lupton, MI (1976-present)

A radio program, The Bible Baptist Hour, since 1977 that is now reaching many from Saginaw to Alpena Michigan on station WKJC104.7 FM (East Tawas, MI.)

Founder and President of Lupton Bible School (1980-present) Night classes for our men and ladies.

Adjunct faculty member of Bludenz Bible Institute, Bludenz, Austria (1997)

President and manager of radio station WMSD which is owned and operated by Bible Baptist Church. WMSD broadcasts at 5kw at 90.9 on the FM dial. WMSD is located in Rose Township, MI., in the village of Lupton, just 1 mile from our church. This station went into operation on August 11, 2000.

Chaplain, United States Service Command - Rank of Major. - Serving the Lansing MEPCOM Center since 2005

Mrs Heaton:

Served in her home church as pianist and organist as well as youth secretary (19-1968).

Graduated June 1968 from Ypsilanti High School, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Member of the 1968 Youth For Understanding choral tour to South America (Brazil).

Served as organist at chapel at Kadena also at chapel 1 and 2 at Camp Hansen. (1970-71)

Volunteer with her husband and occasional news announcer at KSAB on Okinawa.

Pianist and organist at Bible Baptist Church since 1976.

Holds a BA in music from Great Plains Baptist Bible College

Sunday School teacher, youth choir/ensemble director.

Christian School music teacher, Kindergarten/1st grade teacher as well as a monitor in all levels of the school.

Assists her husband in the radio ministry in answering the phone for call in programs.

Mission Field Visits:

Mexico - March 1982 - From El Paso to Matamoros. - 2 weeks. (BPS trip.)

Canada - May/June 1985 - Edmonton AL. to Fort Vermilion. -2 Weeks. (With two of my men.)

Mexico - June 1987 - From El Paso to - 10 Days. (With family.)

Canada - June 1989 - Guelph, Ontario - 5 Days (With family.)

Philippines - Nov 15-Dec 2, 1999 - Luzon. - 2 weeks. (With Wayne Mund of Fishers Of Men Ministries.)

Romania - November 2001 - Lunca Ilvea - 8 days. Teaching at Bible Institute.

Hungry - November 2001 - Tata - 2 days. With missionary Colin Christensen.

Austria - November/December 2001 - Bludenz - With missionary James Giggers. I also visited Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein on this trip.

Educational Facts:

Rose City High School - June 1965 - Diploma of Graduation

Pensacola Bible Institute - June 1976 - Degree - Bachelor of Divinity [B.D.]

Baptist Christian University - May 1991 - Degree - Masters of Arts in Religious Education [M.A.]

Great Plains Baptist Divinty School - May 1992 - Degree - Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Ministry [D.Min.]

Great Plains Baptist Divinty School - May 1993 - Degree - Doctor of Philosophy in Pastoral Ministry [Ph.D.]

Carolina University of Theology - September 1994 - Degree - Masters of Christian Counseling Psychology [M.C./Psy]

Carolina Universtiy of Theology - February 1998 - Degree - Doctor of Christian Counseling Psychology [D.C./Psy]

For further information about Pastor Heaton you may go
to his personal web page by clicking on the house.

to Bible Baptist Church Home Page.

The page was created - August 1997