Freedom Church Webster steps into new autonomy as general council church

Drew Becker, left, Superintendent of the South Dakota Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God, presented Pastor Clark Audiss, right, with a ceremonial shepherd’s staff at Freedom Church service Sept. 27 in Webster. The ceremony marked Audiss’s progression from campus pastor to lead pastor and the church’s transition to a standalone general council church. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber Snapshot
Drew Becker, left, Superintendent of the South Dakota Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God, presented Pastor Clark Audiss, right, with a ceremonial shepherd’s staff at Freedom Church service Sept. 27 in Webster. The ceremony marked Audiss’s progression from campus pastor to lead pastor and the church’s transition to a standalone general council church. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber Snapshot

After more than a decade as a campus of Freedom Church in Aberdeen, Freedom Church Webster is beginning a new chapter – one that gives the local congregation greater independence while keeping it connected to the Assemblies of God denomination.

The Webster church has officially transitioned from a parent-affiliated church to a standalone General Council church within the Assemblies of God. The chan…