Through the Chapters

My faith journey began in Sundance, Wyoming at the Church of the Good Shepherd. My parents were married on July 4, 1954, and built our family on a foundation of faith from the very beginning. In 1975 I enrolled at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a freshman. During those early days I spent many hours at the Prayer Tower on campus, where I first encountered Jesus in a very personal way and began my relationship with Him as a disciple and servant. Years later, both of my sons would graduate from ORU as well, which is one of the great joys of my life.

Not long after joining the First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville, Helen Walton asked me to become an elder. After telling her I was too young at age 23, she said, "You'll do just fine!" In 2024 I had the privilege of visiting Rwanda, a country that has experienced remarkable transformation through faith after one of history's darkest tragedies. Visiting Israel in 2023 was one of the best things I have ever done. Nothing compares with walking in the steps of Jesus in the Holy Land. I had the privilege of being baptized in the Jordan River, the same place Jesus was baptized.

Fritz Steiger