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Also, during this time, Mrs. Isabelle Breth started teaching Bible classes during the day and at night. Her classes were open to those in our church, as well as non - church members. I wonder just how many years she taught those wonderful classes. Her portrait hangs in Patterson Chapel, along with that of Dr. Pat. Those portraits were

“ God is our refuge, help, and strength. ” May this church continue to be His hands. Praise God that our sin is defeated not by us fighting for ourselves, but by God fighting for us through the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

created by and donated to the church by talented artist and church member, Kitty Nelson, whose son, Jim, has been the “ Voice of the Beavers ” for decades. Now, if I ’ m not mistaken, Mrs. Breth ’ s Bible classes were primarily for the ladies, but if a man was brave enough, he could come, too, with special permission, and If he promised to behave. And a very few select men did just that.

Chris and Loucinda Copley

And let ’ s not leave the men out, here is a great photo of the Men ’ s Sunday School at Westminster in 1947, photographed by guess who, our Mr. Grubb, who does not get included in the photograph. This photograph hangs in the Men ’ s Sunday School classroom upstairs, if you want to take a closer look

at it sometime. It would be so interesting to see who you might recognize. For 30 years, George Richardson, Jr. was the faithful teacher of the Men ’ s Bible Class from 1935 to 1965. 30 years! That ’ s 1,560 lessons that he prepared and presented.

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