Harold & Barbara Butler – Elder
Harold became employed here and moved to Ardmore in 1995. He became a widower in 2014 when his wife of 55 years (Kay) died after a lengthy illness. He and Barbara Kenner (a widow of 21 years) were married in September, 2015. Harold has two sons and five grandchildren while Barbara has two daughters and four grandchildren.
He was raised in Wewoka, OK and became a Christian at an early age. His father was an elder in the church there and so his upbringing always included the church.
He was a school teacher and administrator by profession, retiring from full time employment in 2002 after serving here as the Financial Director and Associate Superintendent at Ardmore City Schools for 7 years.
He has served the church as either a deacon or elder since the 1960’s. He served as an elder in the Seminole congregation in the 1980’s and became an elder here at MACC in 1998. He moved to Ardmore in July, 1995, and has been associated with this congregation ever since.
He has been a bible class teacher almost continually since the l960’s in each of the congregations where he was attending and has served as a fill-in minister in various congregations for most of those years as well.
He was blessed in 1998 to be asked to serve this congregation as an elder. Harold commented, “That has been a blessing to my life as well as a true joy. My prayer and desire is that I can provide stability, vision and insight into the affairs of this congregation and provide leadership that will move the group forward in their commitment to our Lord. As other people visit us at this congregation, I hope they find the same friendliness and Christian spirit that I have felt for these many years. It has been truly a pleasure to be associated with a group of Christians who seem totally united in spirit and love.”