Garland Bible College Unofficial Alumni Site

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Garland Bible College of Miller Road Baptist Church- Unofficial Alumni and Attendees

 

 

Having found no official Garland Bible College alumni site, I took the liberty to start this unofficial one. We would love to hear from you. Please send a short biography, telling of further education, and work and/or family.

We also welcome prayer requests.                                                Share on Facebook

If you know the whereabouts of former students, staff, or professors please contribute that also.  

Some of us have seldom or never heard from anyone since graduating thus the scarcity of the information I can contribute.

Also, we would like to hear from you, even if you did not graduate, but attended.

God bless you,

Don Giddens, Greenville, Texas, Class of 1966.   dgem@juno.com

Thanks

 

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1193Since March 17, 2006. >

Former Students in my annual

These are all the names I have from my only annual. There are many more I do not know from other years. Please let us know.



  Please click HERE to e-mail any information you want posted.

 

E_mail Don Giddens to update your profile or that of anyone you know. dgem@juno.com

 

Ned Chipley, Nacogdoches 2011 ned@chipleys.net.

 

 

 

Dr. Franklin Dale Watts GBC 1964, M. Div. Memphis Theological Seminary, D. Min. Vanderbilt U.  "I have been pastor of Hill Country Bible Church @canyon lake for 20 yrs. i would love to hear from any of my friends from gbc. my cell is 210-415-2365. God bless.

Veteran Missionary Don Eppler now (2010) lives in Garland. His wife, Irene, now is in Heaven. She died of cancer.

Becky Andrews,  formerly of Garland, TX,

Ed Anthony, formerly of El Paso, ed.anthony@yahoo.com 2011, "
Where are
you from:		formerly,El Paso, Texas, then Garland, Houston, Fort Worth, then The Road. Now Spartanburg, SC.
Comments:left GBC when my baby died. Got a day job for hospital bills. GBC was gone when I was able to get back in school so went to El Centro in Dallas. Interrupted again by another baby dying, and that also cost me my wife. The Lord moved me to Houston where He provided me with a new wife and i got a series of day jobs lasting about 30 yrs. Now retired from day jobs. Was never able to get into full time ministry but now am able to serve in ways I never could before.

Darwin Bacon of Garland,

Hubert Baker of Hopewell, VA;

Margaret Baker of Garland;

Linda Bankston of Dallas;

Dean and Gladys Beaty of Brookfield, IL; (Dean had a stroke 2008) He has been a pastor for years.

Juanita and Loren Blakely of Irving;

Journey  DeWayne and Bobbie Bolin of OK OK, NW Bible church 2009;

Kathleen (Bourland) Toole of Commerce, TX 2009 Phoenix School Administrator

 Dr. Gordon Bourland of Garland;

June Bunn of  Mesquite;

Ralph Carl of Obid, NY;

Tena Carroll of Athens, TX;

Ned Chipley of Dallas;

Dr. Gary Coleman of Garland, pastor of Lavon Drive Baptist Church.

Dr. John Collier, Pastor  of Waco, TX;

Cynthia Cook of  Garland;

Jerrie Cook of Garland;

Anita Curtis of Dallas;

Dr. James Cook of Garland;

 Dr. George  Dollar of Garland, Obituary

 Dr. Tom Landers and family;

Dr. Lee Miles of Ringgold, GA;

Dr. Clifford Oden, deceased, of Waco, Texas; 1916-1996;

 Jimmy Dunn of Garland;

Robert Finklea II of Garland;

 Dr. James Forde of Garland;

Dr. Peter Foxx, Ph. D. BJU,  Pastor for years in Columbus, Ohio;

 Richard Freisner of Dallas;

Doris Fulkers of Garland;

Don Giddens  of Greenville, TX; web site;

Ike Gilmore of FW;

Martha (formerly Giddens) Gladden of Slidell, TX, schoolteacher;

John Guthrie of Indianapolis;

Nick Hantes of Mesquite;

Bob Johnson of  Garland;

April Johnson lives in Garland.

Dr. DaveJohnson, Ph D, FL;

Ronnie Jordan of Dallas;

 T. J. Joseph of India;

Paul and Jo Ann Kirkland of Garland;

 Alvin Kitchen, pastor in GA; 

Jerry Kral, pastor, Dallas;

Joe Lambert of  Dallas;

Dale Lamberts of Holland, MI;

Delores Lawson of Kansas;

Tom Lawson of KS;

Tony Leal of  Corpus Christi;

Betty Lockaby of Dallas;

Anthony  Lockaby  of Dallas;

Lucy Ann Fuller, faculty and staff;

Stanley  Blystone, faculty and staff (1926-2002) if same person  

Bill  Folstadt, Faculty and staff, (1917-1997) if Willis;

Robert Fox, faculty and staff;

Marion  Gaston, faculty and staff; 

O. P.  Houts, faculty and staff;

George  Logan, faculty and staff;

Sylvester  Matthews, faculty and staff;

 Bill  Paschal, faculty and staff;  (deceased)

Donald  Phillips, faculty and staff of  Garland;

Eric  Rexroad, faculty and staff;

Albert T. Sandstrom, faculty and staff, Garland (1913-2000) ;

Dr. Sam  Simmons, faculty and staff;  in Florida 2009

Mr. and  Mrs. Jess  Duncan, faculty and staff, Garland;

Mrs. Jimmy  Dunn, faculty and staff,  Garland;

Mrs. Elvera Fox, faculty and staff, Garland; (1935-2001) Moncks, Berkeley, SC

Mrs. Dorothy Gaston; faculty and staff, Garland;

Mrs. Robert Holland, faculty and staff, Garland;

 Mrs. Larue Landers;

Mrs. Rachel Logan, faculty and staff , Garland;

Mrs. Louise Oden, faculty and staff, Waco;

Mrs. Carmen Paschal, Rockwall, if same person;

Mrs. Jeannette Pellman, faculty and staff, in Florida 2009;

Mrs. Gaynelle Pierce, faculty and staff,  Garland.                                  

Carol Nightengale of  Cordell, O;

Virginia (Oden)  Collier of Waco;

 Jimmy Oden, of Garland; (deceased)

Joe Patterson, Pastor, Silsbee if same Joe;

Terry Pellman of Garland;

Diana Penalver of Dallas;

Jo Ann Phillips of Dallas;

Don Quass of  Indianapolis;

 Don Rackley, Pastor, IN;

Harold Rackley of OK OK;

Richard Rackley of Garland;

James Russom  of Garland;

Ladonna Schmidt of Norwood, MO;

Reba Simmons of Dallas;

Jerry Slaggle of FW;

Le Ann Smith of FW;

Wallace Strawn, pastor, Fulton, MS (if same Wallace) ;

 Ron Taylor of  Garland, TX;

Melva Taylor of Garland;

Rita Taylor of Holland, MI;

Stephen Thomson, Arlington TX 2009; 817-563-6395

Linda Thorstens of Broken Arrow, OK;

Johnnie Turner of Dallas;

Jim Van Hecke*, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles;

Sharon , former Van Hecke, of Garland, nurse;

 Earl Walker of Garland;

Toni Williams of Shreveport;

 Sandra Witt of FW;

Buddy Woolbright, Pastor of Garland; lived in Greenville TX, moving to FW 2010.

Jackie Wright of Rowlett;

Anthony Zerbe of Garland.

Please send us an update of anyone you know or post your own update, thanks.

dgem@juno.com

In Glory:

David Dillard, Jimmy Oden (2008) , Evan New (1948-2006). Others we do not know of.

 

Please send us any information you want or do not want posted.

                                                                       

 

*Jim Van Hecke-

1968-1980  in church planting, pastoral training, Christian Education, Radio Evangelism
1968 Jan - June assisted Brother Don Granstaff in establishing GOOD NEWS BAPTIST CHURCH in French Quarter, St. Martin  Then,I continued to assist Brother Bob Faile who replaced him and the church which then began meeting under a tent on the Dutch.  During this time, I took responsibility to minister to the Haitien workers on the island, and then assisted Brother Roger Lormil in establishing what would become under later pastors, Faith Baptist Church (now of Cole Bay) primarily of Haitian membership. 
At the invitation of Brother Gabriel St Rose, I was led of THE LORD to visit the English speaking island of Dominica in March of 1971, where as yet no Baptist churchs, other than Gerezim Baptist Church started by Brother St. Rose. Due to two of his children having sickle cell anemia, he was eager too move his family to the USA to be closer for good medical treatment.  However, I did not sense the LORD would have me do this and told him so after the morning service.  He was a little
disappointed, but the asked if I would go with him to one of the western coastal villages where he had  a  very small 10'x15' rented building that he used once a week as a preaching point.  For reasons known only to GOD, The HOLY SPIRIT, so strongly spoke to my heart that "This is the place; this the people" where I was to minister, that before I left the micro mini service that day, I told all  who could hear the portable small speakers that 'I will be returning to establish a church here in St. Joseph. 2 months later, I, my wife Sharon, and my 3 children (Stephen, Mary, and Elizabeth) were fullly moved into St. Joseph. There we established and built The First Baptist Church of St Joseph - now renamed Grace First Baptist church  wher Emmanuel Parillon is pastor.
We also established and sucessfully ran Grace Christian Academy (Grades 1-8)A. C. E..., We reached ot around the island and were successful in establishing a preaching mission outreach in Salisbury (First Baptist Church) where Pat Vidal is the present pastor.We reached out to Grand bay, the largest village in the south and helped to establish  The First Baptist work there with a preaching point in Dubique.  While in Grand Bay I was contacted by Gospel Broacasting Corporation (GBC) of Glenwood Baptist Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma to build a 10,000 watt christian Radio AM Station, which we sucessfully did and whose signal was covering the Southern Caribbbean islands.  (A few years after we left, GBC sold the station to The Reformed Church of America who continued most of the same programming with the staff I had trained, but now I understand they have now sold it to a Christian in Portsmouth, Dominica. GOD had amazingly blessed us!! :but shipwreck was around the corner.  In 1979 Hurricane David, with category 5 sustained winds battered Dominica for 16 hours.  ......to be continued

 



 

Prayer Requests

Friends,

You and I have thought of each other over the years and have prayed for one another.

If you have prayed for me, thank you.

If you have a prayer request to share with others

please post it in our guest book.

Thanks,

Don

You are welcome to blog about Garland Bible College days and update everyone on your whereabouts at the link ABOVE.

 

 

 

  

  Paul's Soulwinning Manual by Don Giddens


My father’s WW II “U. S. Army Manual” was fascinating reading for me when I was a child. The tattered pages proved it had been read over and over, memorized, and thus assurededly put into practice on the fields of Germany. Is there a soulwinning manual still in existence that was used by missionary Paul?
Sure, it’s in I Thessalonians chapter 
 
I Thessalonians chapter 2.
 
1.        For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: (That is telling us it worked!) But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, (That is telling us it was not easy!)
2.        So, the two things we know about this manual are- it works but it’s not easy.

See the manual.  

In Memoriam-

Please contribute or add information to obituaries however short of any professors or students who are now deceased.

 

Send us any obit or information of our friends who have passed on in the form at the top of the page. Thanks.

Dr. Clifford Oden

Dr. George Dollar

Bill Folstadt