Thank you for stopping by and visiting “The Gathering Place—Where Family Matters.” For thirty-one years I had the privilege of serving as a pastor in several wonderful independent Baptist churches in the state of New York.

For a number of years, I was the associate pastor twice at the Conklin Center Baptist Church located near Binghamton, New York. My first pastorate was First Baptist Church of Westfield. This was in Concord grape country!  Then for nearly fifteen years I pastored the First Baptist Church of Marilla, near Buffalo. The church family and our family grew together. Next the Lord took us to the Central Baptist Church of Binghamton. This church became our sending church when we joined Baptist Church Planters. I love the pastorate, and to this day I still have a pastor’s heart.

Since 2001 I have served as the vice president of Baptist Church Planters. I have the joy of being part of a great ministry with dear missionaries as well as working with precious pastors. It is my great privilege to assist pastors in their counseling and discipleship areas relating to parenting, marriage and family living in general.

It is my desire through my website to provide resources that you may download and use in your ministry. As a pastor, I know your schedule is full. It is my privilege to assist you, especially in the areas of church administration and counseling. You are welcome to download and use anything. Everything is offered to you free of charge. If, however, you would like to donate to my ministry, it would be most appreciated, but again, not necessary. I am a supported missionary and donations make our ministry possible.  Please feel free to email me if I can be of help to you. I can be reached at mpeck@bcpusa.org or PastorMJP@aol.com.