About Pastor Theaker


Orville A. Theaker son of William and Frieda Theaker was born January 15, 1944
at the family farm in the Wolverine area. He is the youngest in a family of seven.
When a junior in high school, October 23, 1959 he accepted Jesus as his Savior. In
November 1959 he surrendered to baptism and dedicated his life to do whatever
God would lead. He graduated from Wolverine High School June 1961. He
attended Midwestern Baptist College of Pontiac four years and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion in 1965. He married his high school sweetheart Beverly June 1964. God has blessed he and his wife with seven children all who are married and with 24 grandchildren.

He pastored First Baptist Church in Richmond, MI for a year and a half;
Faith Bible Baptist Church of Bay Port, Mi for 7 ½ years; was assistant pastor and
Christian school administrator at Faith Bible Baptist Church of Lapeer, MI. for one
year. During these pastorates he did electrical work to help support his family.

November 1979 he moved his family to Wolverine as a temporary move between
pastorates. Again his electrical work met financial needs.

September 13, 1981 he accepted the call from Wolverine Baptist Church for him to
be their pastor. Since then he’s led the church in a building program to triple the floor space.

He and the men of the church as well as several missionaries did all the construction work.