Pastor's Corner: Celebrating 'Small Town U.S.A.'

When I saw the theme for this year’s Festival Days, “Small Town U.S.A.,” it started to remind me of my family’s time in Montana and all of the blessings I am thankful for and attribute to several “small towns U.S.A.”

In August of 1992, I came by myself to Montana from Tilton, New Hampshire. I flew into Great Falls, stayed at the Budget Inn there, rented a small car, and drove to Chester, Montana — where I spent the weekend candidating to be the future pastor of Chester Assembly of God Church.

The 32 people there that Sunday morning overwhelmingly voted me in as their new pa...