The Rev. Sterling Cauble has made it his life’s mission to help those who are less fortunate and to get the word of Jesus Christ to everyone.

For about 50 years, the new Batesville resident has been active in the community. From about 1960-1977, he ministered at Sunman Community Church. He then served at Sunman Bible Church, retiring about a month ago.

Along with other Sunman Community Association members, “we did all kinds of activities. We raised money for things in town, anything that pertained to the community.” He was also president of the organization.

The 77-year-old was very active in the Sunman Clergy Assist-ance Program. “I had the job of taking phone calls from the needy .... asking them questions to see” if they qualified for assistance.

“This was quite a responsibility because I could get calls any time.”

He enjoyed it because “I could discuss the Lord with them .... (and) I feel very strong about helping people who are poor and needy. It’s a good part of Christianity.”

Participating in ecumenical services at area Protestant and Catholic churches is very important to him. He recently helped out with a Thanksgiving service at Penntown.

The Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky., and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky., graduate wrote a weekly column, “God’s Way,” for The Herald-Tribune for 13 years in the late 1960s and 1970s. “It was wonderful they covered us like that. It was a big part of our local ministry .... and they (the staff) were very nice to me.”

For a few years, the minister taped his Sunday morning Sunman Bible Church service for WRBI radio. “The newspaper and radio really helped to extend our ministry .... one time I got a letter from someone in Brookville who had listened to the radio .... It said there was a group of ladies who met regularly to listen to the message and have a discussion about it.”

Cauble authored two books, “Faith Wins!” and “Touch Power!” He is active in the Evangelical Church Alliance and has served as president and on the board of directors. The international organization has members throughout the world, and its main objective is to help ministers.

He continues to attend the annual conference and has been a guest speaker there many times. “It’s a wonderful thing to serve the Lord.”

The evangelist believes “the Bible is the authority of God here on earth .... Jesus said to teach the Bible to everyone .… My challenge in life is to let everyone in the world hear about the Bible and salvation .... It’s only through Christ that we are saved.”

Cauble and wife Norma Jean have two children: Mark Cauble, Lawrenceburg, and Marilyn Jo Bryant, Lima, Ohio; and five grandchildren.

He was born in Toronto, but grew up in Louisville, Ky. He also was bestowed the honorary title Doctor of Divinity from the London Institute for Applied Research, London.

Diane Raver can be contacted at 812-934-4343, Ext. 114; or diane.raver@ batesvilleheraldtribune.com.