Tecumseh First Assembly of God Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Oklahoma Senator Shane Jett presents a Senate Citation to Pastor Don Jonker in honor of the 75th anniversary of Tecumseh First Assembly of God. Jett and Jonker spoke at the event on Nov. 9. There was also a slide show, a musical performance by Worship Leader/Assistant Pastor Matt Rogers, and a sermon from Assemblies of God Presbyter Jeroyme Jackson from Stroud. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Oklahoma Senator Shane Jett presents a Senate Citation to Pastor Don Jonker in honor of the 75th anniversary of Tecumseh First Assembly of God. Jett and Jonker spoke at the event on Nov. 9. There was also a slide show, a musical performance by Worship Leader/Assistant Pastor Matt Rogers, and a sermon from Assemblies of God Presbyter Jeroyme Jackson from Stroud. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Tecumseh First Assembly of God church celebrated both its past and future.

Held in the sanctuary at 104 S. 4th Street, the church commemorated 75 years in the same location. It began in 1949 with a tent revival on the corner where the Tecumseh water tower now stands, according to an email from Pastor Don Jonker.

Later that same year, Founding Pastor Robert Rider and his cong…