Our pastor’s wife, Mrs. Shannon Bannister, is from Toledo OH. She joined the Navy shortly after graduating High School. She ended up in San Diego where she fell madly in love with a marine named, Paul Bannister. They married and very quickly returned to the Lord that they had both met as children. They became members of the Lighthouse Baptist Church in San Diego and grew under the leadership of Pastor Doug Fisher. Shannon served in various ministries including the nursery, teaching Sunday School, soulwinning, teen ministry and the choir.
After getting out of the Navy and Paul having graduated the Bible Institute, God called them to NY to minister to the homeless and the down and out, arriving in Utica October of ‘95. Paul started the Lighthouse Baptist Church in May of 1996. Shannon has served in about every ministry and has been a faithful helpmeet. She has been teaching the primaries Sunday school children for 30 years.
Pastor and Shannon live in Vernon NY with their three children, Jack, Savannah and Jasper. Shannon homeschools the children. She loves to bake, garden, and read. Shannon loves the Lord and staying busy.
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