Pr 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Bro. Fowler has certainly had a vision for LOBC.  Through the leadership of the Lord the church has seen lives changed, people saved, men called into the ministry, a school started, buildings built, addition to main building, and most of all; the power of God

Fowler profound statements:

"You can be baptized so many times that you know the tadpoles by name, but that won't get you to heaven."

"If I had a dog that dumb I would shoot it!!"

"I was born at night, but it wasn't last night"

"The Bible is a lifestyle book, it is supposed to affect your lifestyle"

Dr. Errol C. Fowler is the Pastor of LOBC.  He and his wife Avis have been serving the Lord here since 1991.  They were missionaries in Germany in the late 70's and early 80's.  Ministering to Germans and Americans in West Germany and crossing the border into East Germany to smuggle Bibles into the Communists controlled areas of Germany, Russia, and other countries.  They have also pastored churches in Missouri and Oklahoma.

Dr. Fowler joined the Army in 1964.  He and Sister Fowler were married in 1967.  After going through Ranger school and the original Jungle Warfare School and serving in South America, he was sent as an Advisor with the 82nd Airborne Division to Vietnam during the Tet Offensive in 1968.

He served with conventional units until being put in command of a Special Operations Group.  In 1969 he found a New Testament in a blown out building he had taken shelter in.  Things begin to change in his life after he started to read the Word of God.  That same year he was wounded by a land mine.  After much surgery he ended up in Charleston, South Carolina where he was saved by the grace of God.  That next year he began teaching classes at the Citadel (Army college).  He was called of the Lord to preach shortly after.

Dr. Fowler was educated at Bible Baptist College in Springfield, MO. where he received a Bachelor's degree in the mid 70's.  He received a Master's degree from Tyndale Theological Seminary in Forth Worth, Tx in 2000. In 2002 he earned a Doctorate degree from Tyndale as well.