Rev. Lonnie Hoelscher accepted the call to pastor New Harmony Baptist Church on February 2, 2014. Lonnie was 6 years old when he was saved and baptized at Fisher Baptist Church in Sapulpa, Ok and surrendered to the ministry in March of 2009. Lonnie attended and served at Eastern Heights Baptist Church for 18 years where he worked in youth ministry as a Sunday school teacher, Youth Coordinator, Mission trip leader/coordinator, adult Sunday school director and teacher, and Deacon since 2000. From August 2012 to January 2014 he served on staff as Director of Education and Evangelism. Upon high school graduation in Bentonville, Arkansas, he attended NEO A&M College and graduated from Oklahoma State University in May, 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture—Animal Science. Lonnie has been a farmer/rancher for the last 29 years and completed his Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in May of 2014. Lonnie and Amy were married June 1, 1991 and have four daughters; Kelsie, Lauren, Kayla, and Alison. Both Kelsie and Lauren are married and Kelsie is mom to grandson, Matthew.
