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Event Description |
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Jimmie Lovell outlines his plan in the premier issue of the West
Coast Christian for teaching by correspondence. |
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The Lawrence Ave. church in Nashville
uses funds from Jimmie to print correspondence courses for the military.
These courses reach C.A.O. Essin in Nigeria -- and he is baptized! |
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Eldred Echols and Boyd Reese, first missionaries
to follow up with Essien, find he has 10,000 converts! |
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Jimmie publishes ACTION, dedicated to
world evangelism. |
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Jimmie L. and Howard Cox receive 100
names from Africa (Doris Pennick and Richard Kruse) and 100 from
the Caribbean (Jolly Meyers) The Torrance church quickly grows to
50 teachers and 2.000 students. |
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A plan is conceived so that other churches
can teach with correspondence. Soon, the program is named "World
Bible School" |
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20,000 students are enrolled with 600
teachers; teachers can not keep up with the demand! |
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"Light of the World" by James Tolle serves
as a first course. Leonard Mullens edits lessons for the next generation
of courses, including the red Six Lesson booklet. |
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The WBS Logo first appears! Student enrollment
reaches 400,000. Danny and Donna Compton open the Garland supply
office. |
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Reuel Lemmons joins Jimmie, handling
ACTION from Austin. |
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WBS reports that teachers are busy --
and 600,000 students and 22,000 baptisms since its inception! The
Westover Hills church in Austin oversees WBS. |
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Jake Coppinger becomes the first American
supported to coordinate student follow up. The White Bluff supply
office opens. |
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WBS incorporates, according to US non-profit
law, and holds its first board meeting. |
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Jimmie, 87, passes on to receive his
crown; Reuel takes over as director. |
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The John Reese family, in Africa, is
the first to devote full time as US missionaries to WBS field follow
up. Westover Hills provides the first WBS offices. |
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Tex Williams named director. World English
School begins, later developing into World English Institute with
Dick Ady. |
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Reuel, 77, passes on to enjoy his reward. |
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The Master Series begins with the red
and blue Intro, then gradually adds courses on God, Jesus, Good News,
and the New Birth. |
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The "God Bless Africa" campaign recruits
150,000 students. First in-country WBS mail box set up in Ghana;
sorting begins in Austin. |
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WBS goes online! Kit Lawson coordinates
the program from Abilene. |
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World English School launches again with
all new lessons. WBS moves into its own building! |
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The first FIF (Follow up Information
Flow) office opens in Zimbabwe. Ian Fair initiates the online Center
for Church Enrichment. |
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The Master Series introduces its first
advanced course, "The Family of God". |
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WBS celebrates 30 years of work and looks
in faith to the next 30 years and beyond...! |
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The Master Series introduces its second advanced course, "Live a Life of Love " |
