from the busy Interstate 35E frontage roads). 2008 On Sunday June 1, 2008 Lakeland members voted in Dr. Ron Osborne as their Senior Pastor. In November 2014, Dr. Donald Schmidt was elected Senior Pastor. Lakeland leases their facilities to a private school, Lakeland Christian Academy. The school currently operates a preschool on the bottom floor, in the facilities normally used for children's Sunday School, and other grade levels are on the second and third floor. Beliefs Lakeland is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptists of Texas and the North Texas Baptist Association (the Association's offices are located at the southeast corner of Lakeland's property). References External links Lakeland Christian Academy Lewisville, Texas Churches in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Baptist churches in Texas Southern Baptist Convention churches Christian organizations established in 1962