Bob & Shari Fant
Pastor Bob Fant came
to First Assembly of God in Springdale, AR in May of 1996.
Prior to that time he had served as Pastor of First Assembly of God
in Wynne, AR for over 15 years. He
also has served as Pastor of First Assembly of God in DeWitt, AR and Sand
Hill Assembly of God in Doddridge, AR.
Pastor Fant and his wife, Shari, have two daughters, Heather Lonneman and Andra Smith. They have four grandchildren: Hunter, Caroline, Samuel, and Ashton.
Pastor
Fant has served in several capacities with the Arkansas District Council
of the Assemblies of God, having served as a Sectional Youth Rep,
Sectional Christian Education Rep, Sectional Presbyter for two sections,
and, for over 17 years, as an Executive Presbyter of the Arkansas District
Council.
Community
involvement has included serving as an elected member of the Bright Star
School District, serving as an appointee of the Governor of Arkansas to
the Arkansas School Health Council, and serving for 10 years as a
commissioner for the Wynne, AR Water Utilities.
Pastor Fant is presently serving his fifth term on the City
Council, having been re-elected in November of 2006.
The
pastor states that he believes First Assembly of God must be the
Pentecostal voice of Northwest Arkansas if it is to fulfill God’s
mandate. In order to
accomplish this, First Assembly of God is endeavoring to be a church where
individuals can worship freely while growing spiritually.
