Apostolic Bible School in Tulsa

[Robby]

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

MARY WILLIAMS was probably one of the smartest women in Pentecost during her day. Brazil owes a great debt to Brother and Sister C.P. Williams.

It is my hearts desire that the prayers that were prayed by Mom and Pop would come before the Lord and that great revival would sweep the nation of Brazil. My mother, Janell has prayed many prayersfor the nation of Brazil. This is the Church's finest hour

[Bacon]

For anyone interested, I have the yearbook "The Standard" from 1948 from the Apostolic College in Tulsa. My mother went there one semester and is not in the book, but C. P. Williams (of whom she spoke, and has been mentioned in so many posts) is the President. I will scan and email any photo's that anyone would like. Thanks, Lisa Bacon

[Apprehended]

Originally Posted by BHILL

My parents went to school there in the late 50's and as a kid CP Williams was my Pastor for a while before his son took over.CP Williams pulled the church out of the UPC in a dispute with the local UPC officials somewhere around 1958 and after that the college gradually lost enrollment and they closed it down. Alot of well known ministers went to school there-Kilgore,Jonathan Urshan,and others.
Mary Williams was a wonderful person and a great teacher.

Yes, James Kilgore, my pastor attended the Tulsa college. Orlin Ray Fauss and Jack Moore's daughter, whose name I forget...a great pianist. A couple of lady missionaries to Liberia whose names I also forget. There were quite a few that I knew that went to that school. Yes, they were very, very strict but they taught the students to live by faith.

[Sister Alvear]

myabe Geneva Bailey and Lucille Stewart?

[Apprehended]

No, neither one of those.

I think that sister Pauline Gruse was one of the lady missionaries to Liberia who graduated the Tulsa school. I can't recall at the moment who the other woman missionary was. They were not married, if I rightly recall. Sister Pauline was possibly divorced before she attended the Tulsa school.

[Sister Alvear]

ok...Sherri might know her inlaws were missionaries in Africa...Was it LaVern Collins?

[Apprehended]

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

ok...Sherri might know her inlaws were missionaries in Africa...Was it LaVern Collins?

Yes, that is the other one. I just couldn't remember her name.

[Sister Alvear]

I heard Sister Freeman tell the story of LaVern Collins once...very touching...

[karen]

mark hanby's first wife was gloria pyles I lived with the pyles when I went to school there Not very many are still in church today anyone remember judy mahler or her brother gene judy was my best friend karen

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by SOUNWORTHY

Sam, I didn't remember about the Dr. Pepper thing. Bro.Williams told the women "if you want people to know you are married, get some kids to follow you around".

He was against any kind of jewelry and going to a Dr. for anything. The school was very, very, very strict but turned out some great preachers. I was there in 1950-1951 as a High School student and my brother graduated from the 8th. grade there. J B Lambeth was one of my high school class mates and we wrote to a couple of sisters from Texas, The Melton sisters.

I got into my share of trouble but had a lot of fun. The HS principal was Jack B. Still, a very nice and quiet man. I never thought he belonged there. Bro. Norman Dillon was the house master at the boy's dorm. There was two other Dillon brothers, Albert and ? who was students there at that time.

Peter Shebley was an instructor there the year before I went and his son, Dave Shebley, one of my best friends said that if one of the college students did something to displease CP he would make them stand through the service, which wasn't a short time.

I was the only HS student with a car and one time I was on restriction when the school was to go on an outing. I wasn't allowed to go until they decided they needed my car for transportation. That still amuses me.

The year after I left Tulsa I enrolled at ABI and worked in the office at the National Gould Battery company. Bro. Norris cut my year short because I had a fender bender with my car and hadn't turned my insurance policy into the school (didn't know I was supposed to).

I wanted to attend Coot's school in Texas but they dropped out of UPC during the Latter Rain outbreak.

I did graduate from Western Apostolic Bible College in Stockton, Ca. twice, once in 1964 and then again in1965..

I remember a former pastor and his wife having connections to Tulsa and CP Williams. Wayne and Gloria Micthell. Wayne also went to ABI and also I recall him speaking of working for Gould battery. Did dyou know them?