Marshalls

Missionaries to Boulder, Colorado

May 11, 2026

Dear Pastors, Supporting Churches, and Friends, 

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Going Full Time

I have been praying since we began the ministry work here about when I should leave my employment and pursue ministry work full time.  In January the Lord led us to get an updated ministry presentation and prayer cards done.  I expected it would take about a year to get full support, so my planned exit was April 2027.  In March, I was notified that my position (along with many others) had been eliminated, and my employment would end in April 2026. 

Missions Conferences

I was able to attend the missions conference at Glenrock Baptist Church in April.  An eternal thank you to them for their incredibly generous gift, which enabled us to take care of a need we wrote about in our February prayer letter.  I’ve been able to schedule meetings in Bullhead AZ, Wildwood MO, and home missions conferences in the fall in Missouri and Washington.  It is encouraging to watch the Lord immediately begin to fill the financial need we now have.

Building

We are still in talks with Rim Rock Church about their building.  I have been in contact with the SBC leader for this area.  He has spent more time as an independent Baptist than he has in the SBC, only recently returning.  He was very supportive of the idea of us assuming the property.  The current membership is down to 5 people and is not sustainable.  This is not just a need for us but would stop another church property from becoming a commercial business. 

Growth

We continue to grow!  A family that had been attending since we started decided not to join based on some doctrinal disagreements around standards.  Since then we’ve had 9 first time visitors.  A young lady named Raquel whom we met on visitation started coming a few weeks ago.  Would you pray with us for her salvation? 

Homefront

We were able to spend some time with our family and granddaughter in April while presenting at churches in that area.  A day after we left Julia crawled for the first time.

Prayer Requests

·        Salvation for Raquel, Jayden, Gus, Tom & Sandy, Ahmet & Karen, and many others

·        That the Lord would move in the hearts of those at Rim Rock Church

·        Missions conferences and churches that are in a position to support us

For His Glory,

The Marshalls

March 10, 2026

Dear Pastors, Supporting Churches, and Friends,  

I want to bring you up to speed on our building situation, with a bit of history.

Rim Rock Church was established as Friendship Baptist Church in 1973 and is affiliated with the SBC. When I began canvassing this area at the end of 2019, I contacted them about renting space for Bible studies. They asked me to meet in person, and in that meeting told me their pastor had resigned the same week I sent my email — and asked whether I would be open to candidating. I knew there would be complications, so I told them we would need more detailed conversations. Shortly after, Pastor Smith had a stroke, and knowing I was needed in Platteville, I set aside all other efforts. Rim Rock brought on Karl Atkinson, a local retired pastor.

In late 2024, a family now attending our church informed me that Karl was resigning at year's end. I met with him, shared what we were doing in Bailey, and he told me Rim Rock's membership had continued to dwindle. He said he would recommend the church turn the building over to BBC, though I don't know whether that was ever formally done.

In January 2025 I contacted Rim Rock about using their baptistry. They allowed us to, and I learned they had brought on Dan Dilley, a former pastor who had served them briefly years prior. We used their facility several times, and I had coffee with Dan in October 2025. He shared that he was struggling to lead an elderly congregation resistant to change. In January 2026, he abruptly resigned, along with their music director. I contacted their church secretary, Carma, who has since visited our Thursday services and watches online regularly, and she said the remaining seven members don’t really have a plan forward and are looking for leadership in what to do next.

Ridgeview Baptist Church in Denver recently closed — a congregation that had similarly dwindled, whose pastor was suffering from dementia. Pastor Miller at Foothills Baptist is overseeing the dissolution, and we received many items for the work here. But seeing another church close was a heavy burden, and it looked far too much like where Rim Rock was heading.

After talking with my pastor, I contacted Mark Olson, Rim Rock's SBC advisor. Mark is a former Independent Baptist who knows of many churches in this area. He shares our concern for Rim Rock and was genuinely excited about another Baptist church being planted here — and very open to us taking over that work.  He is going to meet with Rim Rock in the next few weeks and present this to them as an option. Our lease is up in mid-May, so the timing for us is right.

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If this moves forward, the building would come under Cozaddale Baptist Temple until we organize. Rim Rock owns the building outright, and the deed is in the name of the church — not the SBC.  

Would you please pray with us over this matter? Our request is simple — that the Lord would move on the hearts of their remaining seven members. The building is in good shape and in an excellent location, and this would be a huge step forward, allowing us to redirect some of our rent toward missions and other expenses.

 
For His Glory,
The Marshalls