PERSONAL INFORMATION

	Date of Birth:  May 1950.

	Wife:  Jeanie Wrather, married January 23, 1970. 
	Employed as an accountant.

	Children:  Clark Wrather - Date of Birth:  February
	1973.  Clark is the pastor of the First Baptist Church 
	of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.  

	Nick Wrather - Date of Birth:  September 1978.  Nick
	is mentally handicapped having been born with Downs 
	Syndrome.  He lives at home with his parents and works
	at a sheltered workshop.

EDUCATION

	Diploma in Biblical Studies, Seminary Extension, April
	1996.

	Certificate in Biblical Backgrounds, Seminary Extension,
	July 1994.

	Master of Education in Social Sciences.  Southwestern
	Oklahoma State University.  Weatherford,
	Oklahoma, 1984.

	Bachelor of Arts, Political Science.  Central Oklahoma
	State University, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1973.

MINISTRY EXPERIENCE

	Licensed to the Ministry by First Baptist Church of Elk
	City, Oklahoma, on July 22, 1990.

	Ordained to the Ministry by First Baptist Church of
	Sweetwater, Oklahoma, on December 8, 1991.

	First Baptist Church of Sweetwater, Oklahoma.

		Pastor - 1999 to present.

	Trinity Baptist Church of Weatherford, Oklahoma.

		Pastor - 1996 to 1999.

	First Baptist Church of Dill City, Oklahoma.

		Pastor - 1995 to 1996.

	First Baptist Church of Sweetwater, Oklahoma.

		Pastor - 1990 to 1995.


MINISTRY EXPERIENCE AS LAYMAN

	Served in many capacities prior to the ministry, including: 
	Chairman of Deacons; Chairman of Trustees; Chairman
	of various committees; Sunday School Director; College
	Department Director; Adult Sunday School Teacher; Small Group
	Leader; Youth Sunday School Teacher; and, Co-captain hospital
	visitation team.

ASSOCIATIONAL SERVICE

	Beckham-Mills Baptist Association:  Served as Clerk and
	Director of Family Ministries.  
 
	Concord-Kiowa Baptist Association:  Served as Director
	of Pastoral Ministries and Chairman of BCM Advisory
	Committee.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

	August 1984 to November 1991:  Senior Probation and
	Parole Officer - Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

	1975 - 1983:  Employed in various capacities involved
	with inspection of oilfield tubular goods.  	Operated
	electronic inspection units such as:  drill pipe, tubing and
	casing electronic inspection units. Supervised crews of 3
	to 16 men.  For final two and one half years in oilfield
	owned and operated Wrather Inspection Services.

PERSONAL STATEMENT

	I was saved at the age of 19 and followed the Lord in
	baptism at the Baptist Temple in Oklahoma City.  On
	April 29, 1990, I made a public commitment at the First
	Baptist Church of Elk City to dedicate my life to the
	ministry.