If one picture is worth a thousand words, then I have enough words to fill a book with memories of Dr. Don Sisk.
As I’ve looked through hundreds of pictures this week since Dr. Don Sisk’s Homegoing, I’ve been filled with gratitude for his friendship over the past thirty-five years. (Tap through the carousel below to see more pictures.)
On the 2011 WCBC Alaska Cruise 
Dr. Sisk and Dr. Bobby Roberson at the WCBC alumni luncheon at Spiritual Leadership Conference 2017 Dr. Sisk showing Dr. Bobby Roberson how to use an iPhone, Spiritual Leadership Conference 2017 Dr. Sisk showing Dr. Bobby Roberson how to take a selfie, Spiritual Leadership Conference 2017 Dr. Sisk and Virginia with Terrie, Kristine, and Matthew in 2007 
At Virginia’s Homegoing service in 2017 Dr. Sisk giving my granddaughter, Quinn, a ride across the porch With some of our Lancaster Baptist Church staff on our church’s 35th anniversary Sunday, 2021 With my grandsons, Camden and Chandler, 2022 
Left to right: Gary Keck, missionary to Papua New Guinea; Jack Baskin, missionary to Korea then Vice President of Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College; me Dr. Sisk; David Snyder, current president of BIMI With Dr. Daniel Kim, his wife Young Soon, and (opposite) Dr. Kim’s daughter Grace and son-in-law Enoch 
I thank God for his steadfastness in the Word, his compassion for the lost, his faithful encouragement to our church family, his investment in West Coast Baptist College students, and his genuine love for me and my family. It has been one of the great privileges of my life to call him my friend and to serve as his pastor.
While we already miss him greatly, his influence continues through the missionaries he encouraged, the pastors he mentored, the students he trained, and the souls reached through churches planted around the world as a direct result of his ministry. His race is finished, but the eternal fruit of his life will continue until Christ returns.
Dr. Sisk’s Memorial Service will be held Monday, July 13, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. I am honored to officiate it.
Calvary Baptist Church Red Bank
5201 Dayton Boulevard
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37415
The service will be live-streamed at www.calvaryredbank.org/watch-live.
You can read Dr. Sisk’s obituary here: https://paulchappell.com/2026/07/07/dr-don-sisk-memorial-service-details/. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Don Sisk Scholarship Fund of West Coast Baptist College, 4010 E. Lancaster Blvd, Lancaster, CA 93535.
You can also read my previous tribute to Dr. Sisk here: https://paulchappell.com/2026/07/06/well-done-remembering-dr-don-sisk/
Thank you, Dr. Sisk, for a life faithfully lived for the glory of God.
