Scofield Church, Lake Highlands
Scofield Church is located in Lake Highlands and currently serves hundreds in our community, in addition to the Scofield Christian School which serves children in preschool through grade six.
On Sunday, the featured speaker to commemorate the new pator's installation will be Dr. Mark Bailey, President of Dallas Theological Seminary.
Other speakers will include Dr. Neil Ashcraft, Pastor Emeritus of Scofield, and from Dallas Theological Seminary: Mr. Gregory Hatteberg, Director of Alumni, and Dr. Ramesh Richard, Professor of Ministries & World Missions & Intercultural Studies.
Pastor VanGoethem brings with him 28 years of experience as a Senior Pastor, most recently with the 100-year-old East White Oak Bible Church just outside of Bloomington, Illinois.
Under his leadership the church grew from a rural ministry of 250 people to a larger regional ministry of more than 1,000.
Throughout his years of ministry, Jeff has been a friend to many Christian organizations and has been sought out as a speaker and teacher in churches, camps, schools and other settings.
He has traveled and ministered in over twenty countries, including India and several countries in Africa, as well as many states throughout the U.S.
Jeff is a native of Norway, Michigan. After receiving his B.S. degree in Political Science and Economics from Central Michigan University, he attended Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Noticing his own personal ministry in the lives of fellow students and a deepening desire to learn and study God’s word, he decided to forsake a legal career and open his life to the work of the gospel.
He attended Dallas Theological Seminary and earned a Th.M. degree in 1982 and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pastoral Leadership in 1998, receiving the John G. Mitchell award for outstanding scholarship and excellence in ministry.
"It is a privilege to return to Dallas and be given the responsibility of leading the historic church of Scofield," said Jeff. "As we make our new home in Lake Highlands, it will be our goal to make the timeless message of Christ relevant to all.”
Dr. VanGoethem is married to his high school sweetheart, Karen Gladstone, and they have four daughters.
Originally located close to downtown Dallas, Scofield Church moved to its present location in Lake Highlands at 7730 Abrams Road in 1979.
This Sunday's service begins at 10:40 a.m., and the public is invited to attend, celebrate and help welcome the new Senior Pastor.
For more information about Scofield, interested readers can visit the church website at http://www.scofield.org.
Pictured (below left) Dr. Mark Bailey, President of Dallas Theological Seminary; and (below right) Dr. Jeffrey VanGoethem
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