VINTON — This Sunday, Pastor Pete Buschmann will preach his first sermon at the First Baptist Church of Vinton. This moment will mean more to this converted Christian than can truly be explained, and Pastor Pete said he is looking forward to serving First Baptist. All are welcome to join the 10:30 a.m. service at First Baptist, located at 601 First Ave in Vinton, to hear his first sermon on Sunday, Aug. 3. Folks are also welcome to come early for Sunday School at 9:00 a.m.
Vinton folks may remember Pastor Pete as the former owner of St. Peter’s Drive-In, which is now Tootsie’s. Buschmann said he and his “bride,” Jill, purchased the shop, which was closed at the time, soon after his dramatic lifestyle conversion.
“I came to the Lord in November of 1981 and quit drinking in June of 1982, and then I became a pretty outspoken Christian while I was living in Vinton,” Buschmann said. “We bought the drive-in and called it St. Peter’s Drive-In as a tool for witnessing. People would ask about the name and then we could talk about the Lord.”…