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Campbell, Ernie Dellandrea and Wallace and attended Unionville Gospel Hall.
Buckle. Fred was the boat’s cook. During Fred’s nearly sixty-year ministry
In 1964, after much exercise and prayer, there were many stories of how the Lord
Fred was commended to the work by the answered prayer, sometimes miracu-
assembly in Pape Avenue. He then went lously. One evening in Sault Ste. Marie,
to the Haliburton Highlands with Stan a storm took out all the electricity in the
Simms for gospel preaching and teaching town except for that of the gospel hall.
the Word of God. Because all the stores and businesses had
In August 1965, Fred married a Scottish to close, one man whose place of work
lass named Morag Taylor who had also had closed decided to attend the gospel
been attending Pape Avenue Gospel Hall meeting. During the meeting that man
and who had immigrated with her family realized his need for a Savior and put his
to Toronto in 1956. After the honeymoon, faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
the newlyweds moved to the New Car- Another time, Fred boldly asked the Lord
low and Bancroft area to help with the to give him a specific number of souls for
assembly there. heaven in one year. By December 31 of
Three years later they moved to Milton, the year, that exact number had come to
Ontario, and began to fellowship at Milton know the Lord during Fred’s preaching.
Gospel Hall. Their daughter Heather was Fred’s salvation and call to ministry, had a
born in February 1972. From this location, profound impact on his mother, who saw
Fred travelled to all parts of Canada and the change in her son and came to know
the United States, ministering and engag- the Lord as a result of his testimony. In
ing in gospel and children’s work. Dunker- time, other family members in Germany
ton and Alycetown, Iowa, were visited in came to know the Lord too.
the summer months where tent meetings Several months of health challenges in
would take place for six or seven weeks. mid-2022 took their toll on Fred’s body,
Assembly conferences were attended and on the afternoon of November 3, 2022,
throughout North America during the Fred was called home to be with his Lord
year and visits to smaller assemblies were and Savior. In the months prior to his pass-
always a highlight for Fred. His ministry ing, Fred accepted his health limitations
was fruitful and resulted in the salvation with grace and acceptance.
of many souls. Fred never forgot what the Lord had
In the mid-1980s, Fred had the privilege done for him by bringing him all the way
of leading a group of fifty believers from from Europe to Canada to personally meet
the US and Canada to Israel. There would him on a busy Toronto street and show
be four subsequent trips there, including him the way of salvation. In return, Fred
Rome and Turkey, and one trip to Scot- dedicated his life to serve the One who
land, England and Wales. These trips were saved him and gave him life-changing
a wonderful time of fellowship with be- peace and joy. He would say, “It was the
lievers and those they met on their travels. greatest honor and privilege of my life to
Fred and Morag moved to Keswick, serve the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Ontario, in 1999 and attended Newmarket “I have fought a good fight, I have
Gospel Hall until 2021 when they moved finished the race, I have kept the faith”
to Bethany Courts in Unionville, Ontario, (2Ti 4:7).

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