Pastor Don

Greetings, and thank you for spending a few minutes on our website. We hope you find what we've posted on our site to be a helpful way to  learn about ourchurch. If you want to know even more,please stop in and worship with us any Sunday.

We are excited about what God is doing here in Atlantic, Iowaand the greater Cass county area where most of our people live. If you share our passion to "know Christ andmake Him known" -- or if you want to know more about what it means to leave "religion"behind and instead live as a follower of Jesus Christ -- we would love to haveyou join with us.  If you have anyquestions about faith in Christ or about our church, please drop us a linethrough the contact page of this website.  

Again, thanks for visiting and may the Lord draw youcloser to Himself in the days ahead.

Donald McLean was called as our Senior Pastor in the fallof 2008. Prior to coming to Atlantic, Don served for ten years as the pastor ofthe Glastonbury Community Church (EFCA) in central Connecticut. Don earned hisBachelor of Arts in history at Amherst College in Massachusetts and a Mastersof Divinity at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Donis passionate about preaching and teaching the Word of God and helping peoplegrow as followers of Jesus Christ. Don and his wife, Laura, met in college andhave been married for 17 years. They have three school-aged children, Hannah,Joshua and Nathaniel. When he's not working, Don enjoys reading, gardening,following baseball and football and playing games with his family.

A Few Random Bitsof Background

• Hometown where I grew up = Fonda, New York
• States where I've lived = New Jersey (4 months), New York (18 years), Massachusetts (6 years), Illinois (3 years), Connecticut (10 years), Iowa (since 2008 and counting)
• Married to my magnificent wife, Laura = May 15, 1993
• Children = 1 girl and 2 boys, ages 12, 10 and 7. 
• My alma maters = Amherst College ('93) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (‘98)
• Favorite Books of the Bible = Isaiah, Luke, and Philippians
• Favorite Book (other than the Bible) = J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy
• Favorite Movie = J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy
• Favorite Authors = C. S. Lewis, John Piper and Agatha Christie
• Favorite subject in college = history
• Favorite Team = Boston Red Sox
• Favorite Dessert = chocolate chip cookies

What I'm ReadingThese Days

Good News for Those Trying Harder, by Alan Kraft

Father Brown Mysteries, by G. K. Chesterton 

Biblical Eldership, by Alexander Strauch

The Fellowship of the Ring (Book 1), by J. R. R. Tolkien (out loud, as a family)

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William Shirer

What He Must Be (...If He Wants to Marry My Daughter), by Voddie Baucham Jr.