San Jose Bible College - Victor Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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f 'I V MISSION FIELDS HAROLD TAYLOR l'44l was driven from China in I949, buf noi unfil Iwo churches had been esfablished, a full year of Bible Col- lege had been compleied as well as a year of radio minisiry. A fruiiful minislry in a Blind and Deaf School was anofher privilege. Wifh 'Ihe help of Ihe ofher missionaries, I80 were bapfized in 'Ihe Iwo years a+ Yuannan-Chinese Christian Mission. Bible College classes and churches were wailing in Tolcyo, Japan, and so allhough 'Ihe Taylors found a differen+ people, language. and cusfoms, 'Ihey had ihe same Gospel and sfronger faifh 'Io begin anolher worlr. 'VA TH E TAYLO RS THE PHILLIPS FAMILY AND JAMAICANS WOODROW PHILLIPS l46l in his flrsi year in Jamaica can well reporl' Thai' +he Lord has blessed the churches fhere 5I3 were bap+ized, fhere are now 45 churches of Chris+ and 30 mission poinis, and all fhe churches-are worlcing in harmony and unify. Woody 'finds plenfy of worlr fo do in leaching in Ihe Jamaica Bible Seminary, worlcing on church buildings, visifing congregaiions, and concluding a correspondence school-200 enrolled. The member- ship of ihe churches of Chris? now numbers 2,500 'ro 3,000. 55 4' 1

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T . W -I ln? 'Ji l 3 1 CHUCK RICHARDS l'49l is minisfering in Zillah, Washingfon. In 'lhe year and a half fhere have been 34 bapfisms. Since a recenf meefing wilh Fred Hoy, affendance and offerings have increased 301. The church sends pariial living-link supporf +o 'Isabel Di'Hemcre and Marguerife Huclrins. LOU MOORE l'42l has been wifh -The Napa, California, con- gregafion for nearly a year and says fhaf 'rhe growih of 'Phe church has been sfeady, and in spife of a new building, fhe Bible School is showing a fulure need for an addifion. Seven have been baplized. GEORGE and BETTY STIDAHAM lbofh 'SOI have been mini- sfering 'to fhe church a+ Double Branch near Bufler, Missouri. This rural congrega'I'ion has a 95-year hislory, buf George is fha firsf full-'lime minisfer. Alfendance has increased l0'X,, offerings fripled. HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, CHURCH ,i i viz. Mpeg . X- 1-. 1 D.V.B.S. WAYNE and PAULINE THOMAS l'5I and '48l wenf Easf so ihaf Wayne 'could 'lake graduafe worlr af Cincinnafi Bible Semi nary. He also preaches in Clarlrsburg, Indiana-a congregafion which averages II40 for Bible School and has 25 young people alone. GEORGE WESTERFELDT f'5ll is also preaching and going 'Io school ihere. DON WHITNEY f'5II has ministered lo fhe Cenfral Poinl, Oregon, congregaiion for a year now. DVBS of 76 Ias+ summer was highesf in ihe hislory of ihe church. The church was acfive in 'Ihe 'Founding of a church in Cascade Gorge and is giving regular supporf io fhe minisfer, BILL LINTON l'5Il. THE FRICKES AVENAL CHURCH CARL FRICKE l'5II has spenl only a year in full- fime worlc of his lwo-year minislry in Avenal, Cali: fornia, yei fhe growfh of fhe congregafion has been S-leady. A large financial defici+, including ' 'lhe final paymenf on fhe parsonage, has been ' 'Q paid, enabling fhe congregafion 'io sei aside more ' funds for evangelistic efforis. FLOYD HOPPER f'5Il has been +he minisier of fhe church in Hof Springs, Soufh Dalcola, since graduafion. Affendance ai' all services has in I creased with a young peoples' prayer service on Wednesday nighi oufdoing fhe adulf service in number. Floyd has found 'lhal one of lhe greaiesl' changes he has experienced has been fhe fransi- 'l'ion from a sfudenf fo fhe minisfer of a' congre- gafion. FLOYD HOPPER 54

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consfrucfed. ANCHORAGE CHURCH HAL WATKINS l'45l ,has been on fhe field ai Anchorage, Alaslra, for nearly 7 years. Since 1-haf 'lime a meefinghouse and parsonage have been buili. ln ihis lime lhere have been 70 bapfisms, and 'lhe membership varies depcnding on how fasi people move from Alaska. Afier being on a local radio siafion for 6 years, Hal's broadcas+ was recenfly pu+ off 1-he air because of Roman Cafholic opposiiion, The local church now supporis 'lhe Waihins family and is a self-supporiing New Tesfamenf church. GIRLS' DORM , 3 - . FACULTY AND STUDENTS THE RATHBERNS 'A 56 TOM CAULLEY l'48l has been in Hanna, Alberta, Canada, for fwo years. This is a railroad fown of 2,500 people and I0 aciive churches. Tom now minisfers on a full-fime basis, and a parsonage has recenfly been I 4-:ANNA cs-func:-4 . - .. vw ,. . Q5 139 U I F all - ,ity rr 4 , . .f5::f ' Qi' ' ' a . .Z 55543511 0 ' X. 7 - 4 ,lhy f , 7,14 f r i .I 1 .AT .Ir BRETHREN AT EAGLE PASS Legg?-if! aye -xii' , gy, A ,T so 'di i ' ' Y 'Fi l ,gift 1.1 fri. + O 5 nf! 1-f, E- W E- A? if-54-2, -iffy.: i l'4 ' Q T T V 1 ' if BOYS' DORM , 5-34,4 , PAUL RATHBERN l'46l and GORDON THOMPSON l'49l are faculiy members of Colegio Biblico, a college of fhe Bible commified 'ro'+he iraining of men and women for 'rhe minisiry in fhe Spanish-speaking world and especially in Mexico. This school is in -lhe border iown of Eagle Pass, Texas. Through Colegio Biblico, DVBS and summer camps have been iniroduced io ihe youlh of Norihern Mexico. Each week-end 'l'he young men go fo Their preaching poinfs in Mexico 1-o pracfice whaf +hey have learned.