Church 1 – Centenary, other Looking back, it is clear that God has always been involved in my life, even when I wasn’t seeking Him. Both my maternal grandparents were saved (I remember that Grandfather had a Greek NT) and active in St Andrew’s Methodist Church (now defunct) in the …
Church 2, Scouting At about the age of eleven I started attending St Andrew’s Methodist Church in Highland Park, where my grandparents and my uncle’s family were members, to become involved with Boy Scout troop 25, which the church hosted, and of which my uncle was a leader. The troop …
Church3, Saved! On the night of my solo tie-cutting, March 8, 1966, I went to the church attended by my roommate, as fellow flight student; it was Friendship Baptist Church; they were holding “revival” meetings at that time, with a guest preacher. I went, though half drunk, ignorantly thinking to …
Navy 2 Helicopters, Church 4 After carrier qualification and receiving my wings, I returned to HT-8 at Ellyson Field to learn the Bell H-13 “Sioux”, the simplest and smallest of all helicopters. This and all my subsequent helos had the two pilots side-by-side in front, with the plane commander (usually …
Church 5 – QBC, etc. Following my years at HS-11, Ginny and I attended a Baptist church in the village of Wickford; there I helped paint the church building’s below-roof woodwork, and there reconnected with a Wasp friend who was a member there with his new wife, the pastor’s daughter. …
Church 6 – Frenchtown Baptist, etc In the exodus at QBC, most families went to our already strong daughter church Exeter Chapel, but I joined Frenchtown Baptist, thinking we might contribute. Their pastor led a men’s retreat at a rural conference site; since we both liked wrestling, we went together …