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Meet
Our
Pastor
Matt
Burden
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Welcome
to the website of the Second Baptist
Church of Calais! My name is Pastor
Matt Burden, and I’ve been serving
as the pastor of 2BC since February
2010. I was born in New Sweden,
Maine (up in Aroostook County), and
my growing-up years were partly
spent there and partly on the
mission field in Brazil. I attended
Houghton College, where I met my
wife Rachel and studied missions and
linguistics while completing several
missionary tours of service in
Africa (Sudan, Tanzania, and
Angola). I also started writing
novels in my spare time, three of
which have been published so far (Tactus:
A Quest for Truth, Soldiers of the
King, and my most recent, Freedom Cry. Two more, The
Conqueror’s Song and Pathways
of Mercy, should be hitting the
shelves in the next couple years).
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After
Rachel and I were married in her
hometown of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania,
we followed God’s call toward
pastoral ministry and went out to
Denver, Colorado. For three years, I
studied theology and ministry at
Denver Seminary and Rachel studied
education at Regis University. And
on Dec. 29, 2009, just before moving
to Calais, we received the greatest
blessing of our lives—our son,
Josiah.
Aside
from writing, my greatest interests
are in church history, classic
literature, and cross-cultural
studies. I also enjoy wilderness
hiking, canoeing, and playing
tennis. Feel free to check out my
blog, where I regularly write
devotional poetry and thoughts on
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A
major part of my work as pastor is a
ministry of intercessory prayer, so
please feel free to contact me if
you have a prayer request or just
need someone to talk to. We hope
you’ll come and visit our church!
Blessings
in Christ,
Pastor Matt |
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For questions, concerns or suggestions about this Web site, please send e-mail to
webmaster@calaisbaptist.com
Second Baptist Church | 21 Church St., Calais, ME 04619 | (207) 454-2579
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