Bob Petersen - Senior Pastor

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Pastor Bob is the founder and senior pastor of Lamar Family Ministries Center.  He has been in many facets of ministry for over 25 years, including youth ministry, children's ministry, deliverance,  and evangelizing.  In the mid 1980's he was the youth pastor in Carthage, Missouri for about 5 years.  He pastored a home missions church in Nebraska in the early 1990's, and in 1997 the Lord directed him to start a ministry to minister to those who were unchurched and hurting; to those who are hungry for the deep understanding of His Spirit. 

His heart is to draw people to know God in a personal way and not from a distance.  He thrives on equipping people with the knowledge and understanding to enter into a deeper relationship with Christ so that it is truly evident in their own lives that He lives.  An overcoming lifestyle is his passion so that saints can come to the fullness of their callings.  Many have gifts & talents but seem to never bring them into reality.  He teaches others how to break free from generational bondages and how to recognize the life-long patterns that have kept them from their dreams.

Bob has been married to his wife, Julie for over 24 years.  Together, they co-pastor LFMC, with a vision to restore the Christian family to the origins of what God intended and to model healthy communication in relationships. They have four children; Micah, Caleb, Seth, and Levi, and a daughter-in-law, Madi, who is married to Micah.

Julie Petersen - Co- Pastor

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Julie is the co-founder and associate pastor at LFMC.  She has been ministering with her husband, Bob, for over 24 years. 

Alongside Bob, her gift for prophetic ministry in song and piano has been an added supplement to the years of ministry they have spent helping hungry and hurting people. Through the ministry of music, she has been able to bring healing to hearts sometimes without a spoken word. 

Together with music, her heartbeat for prayer and intercession for the lost and scattered have also been a driving force for her calling.  She inspires others to follow that same example in prayer and spending initmate time with the Holy Spirit to experience His healing presence.

Julie & her husband, Pastor Bob Petersen, are the parents of four boys; Micah, Caleb, Seth, & Levi. They also have a daughter-in-law, Madi, who is married to Micah.

From the beginnings of LFMC, Nelly has been a faithful asset to this ministry.  Her heart & compassion for children is apparent as she interacts with infants & children or any who have needs or are hurting.  She has been what we call "the Heart" of LFMC because of her genuine care for others & her willingness to "lay her life down" for the misfortunate. 

Nelly is the director of our childcare facility (Lamar Family Daycare) which is open to the public during the week.  Her hard work & faithfulness to meet the needs of children have been the soul of these ministries.  She is gifted in finding ways to interact & communicate with children in ways many cannot.  Because of her great affection for the children, to many she is called "Momma Nelly".

Nelly & her husband Aaron live in Lamar & have one daughter, Hailey.

Rhonda Smith - Website Administrator

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Rhonda and Glen and their family have been members of Lamar Family Ministries Center since October 2005. They have three boys...Cody, Kyle, and Casey, a beautiful daughter-in-law, Cassy, and their first grandchild, Xavier. She has been the Website Administrator since it was launched in March 2009.

Marilyn has been a teacher for many years.  For 18 years she was an elementary teacher in the public school system.  After she gave her life to the Lord in 1976, she quickly began to have a burden not only for children's education but for biblical education as well.  In the early 1980's she started a young women's bible study which met from home to home.  Many lives were changed during that season & new visions were planted in her heart for not only women, but for whole families. 

In 1988, her first grandchild was born, & by the year 1997, she had seven grandchildren.  When her oldest grandchild was kindergarten age, she started helping home school him & went on to home school four of her seven grandchildren until they were in their early teens.

Throughout the years, Marilyn has been an avid student of the Word of God.  She has spent many hours memorizing scripture because of the positive effects it has had on her mind.  In her late 20's & early 30's she struggled with depression & hopelessness.  After her surrender to Christ, she discovered the quickening power of memorizing & quoting the scriptures she had learned.  It has brought her confidence & strength in areas of her life that she didn't have naturally from childhood.  From these experiences, a passion to teach others & see them benefit from the power of God's Word is her motivation. 

She has now been teaching the Wednesday night adult bible study for the past two years.  Not only does she use a curriculum, but her faithful digging for hidden wisdom & treasures of in-depth knowledge concerning each subject has been an exciting adventure for her class each week.

Her husband, John, also helps her with her class with years of wisdom & experience from living a faithful life with the Lord. 

John & Marilyn are the parents of Pastor Julie Petersen (husband, Pastor Bob Petersen) & the grandparents of Micah, Caleb, Seth, & Levi Petersen.  They also have a son, Jeff Moore (wife, Susan Moore) & are grandparents to Keli, Cameron, & Andrew Moore.