Lael Barkman
Senior Pastor / Apostolic Elder
Name: Marcus Lael Barkman
Place of Birth: Millersburg, OH
Parents: Raymond and Clara Barkman – Dad was a long time Bishop in the Beachy Mennonite Church
Siblings: 7 brothers and 1 sister – Sue Beachy, Ervin, Martin, James, Joel, Clement, and Gaylord
Your Favorite Restaurant: Wow! Can this be plural? Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steak House
Your Favorite Past time: Heavenly: being together with God’s people and heaven moves in their midst! Earthly: Spending time with my wife and son, golfing, coaching football, and really, most sports.
Your Favorite Song: There is a tie at the top with about 3,792 of them. Pick one! I love to sing!
Your Favorite Scripture Verse: John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
Your Favorite Vacation Spot: Israel
Your Favorite Food: Probably a good, old fashioned, perfectly grilled New York Strip Steak. Favorite Meal: My mama’s Poor Man Steak and all the fixins!
Your Favorite Dessert: Crème Brule
Something you want people to know about you: How much I would love to spend more time with all those that have poured into my life. With the increasing work load that is required of me, there is a ‘guilt trip’ in my heart, of regret, for the limited availability to these dear people.
Your Favorite Childhood Memory: The day that my dad told us boys that tomorrow we will all go out and play ball in the dry cow pasture. Or the day my dad took me to the other farms that we owned and held the flashlight for me to shoot birds in the rafters. This was for the pest hunt competition that our school was holding.
Goals for the future: To grow in grace and in the knowledge of my blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This sounds like an easy answer, but it is the deepest cry of my heart. Out of it, my realm of influence will be filled with the glory of God like as the waters cover the seas.
Place of Birth: Millersburg, OH
Parents: Raymond and Clara Barkman – Dad was a long time Bishop in the Beachy Mennonite Church
Siblings: 7 brothers and 1 sister – Sue Beachy, Ervin, Martin, James, Joel, Clement, and Gaylord
Your Favorite Restaurant: Wow! Can this be plural? Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steak House
Your Favorite Past time: Heavenly: being together with God’s people and heaven moves in their midst! Earthly: Spending time with my wife and son, golfing, coaching football, and really, most sports.
Your Favorite Song: There is a tie at the top with about 3,792 of them. Pick one! I love to sing!
Your Favorite Scripture Verse: John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
Your Favorite Vacation Spot: Israel
Your Favorite Food: Probably a good, old fashioned, perfectly grilled New York Strip Steak. Favorite Meal: My mama’s Poor Man Steak and all the fixins!
Your Favorite Dessert: Crème Brule
Something you want people to know about you: How much I would love to spend more time with all those that have poured into my life. With the increasing work load that is required of me, there is a ‘guilt trip’ in my heart, of regret, for the limited availability to these dear people.
Your Favorite Childhood Memory: The day that my dad told us boys that tomorrow we will all go out and play ball in the dry cow pasture. Or the day my dad took me to the other farms that we owned and held the flashlight for me to shoot birds in the rafters. This was for the pest hunt competition that our school was holding.
Goals for the future: To grow in grace and in the knowledge of my blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This sounds like an easy answer, but it is the deepest cry of my heart. Out of it, my realm of influence will be filled with the glory of God like as the waters cover the seas.
