Pastor Roger Andrews

Roger is the Lead Pastor at Lawton EMC. He has been married to Linda for 29 years. They have 2 children, Emily who is married to Jason and Tyler who is married to Erin. They also have two grandchildren, Brittany and Jack.

Roger became a Christian when he was 9 years old at Vacation Bible School and was called into full-time ministry while he was a student at Taylor University. After Taylor he got his Masters of Divenity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary.

Roger's passion is to evangelize the world, disciple people and plant churches. He likes Diet Coke, Macs, the Detroit Tigers, books, golf, teaching the Bible and spending time with his wife and kids.

Pastor Eric Baldwin

Pastor Eric is the youth pastor at Lawton EMC. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Leah, for one year. They are excited about their most recent move to Michigan from Chicago where Eric served at an inner city youth ministry. He is continually amazed at God's grace and has been trying to serve the Lord with all of his heart, soul, and mind since high school. His passion in life is to teach students how to love God and love others.

Eric graduated from Huntington University in 2000. He likes sports, watching The Office, listening to talk radio and music, and reading books by Don Miller, Vince Flynn, and Henri Nouwen.

Paula Shannon

Paula is the Administrative Secretary at Lawton EMC. She has been called to serve the Lord and our church family through her ministry in the church office where she has served since 2001. She has attended Lawton EMC since she was a young girl. She and her husband met here, were married here and are now raising their teenage son and daughter at Lawton EMC.

Paula came to the Lord when she was 14 years old. She spends much of her time at soccer fields, basketball courts and choir concerts. She enjoys Diet Cherry Pepsi, Chinn Chinns, her computer and a clean desk.