- 1950 Suriname
1950 Suriname Friends and Workers First Workers arrived in Suriname in 1947 were Minnie Collen (from NY) and Mien Wijchers (from Netherlands). - 1950 Suriname
1950 Suriname Back Row: Frank van der Merwe, Lester VanDenBerg, Jurgens Slabbert Front Row: Minnie Collen, Mien Wijchers, Anne Bakker Building in background is Presidential Palace of Suriname. - 2014 Uncle Hoa Arrives in Saigon
Uncle Hoa arrives back in Saigon in Jan. 24, 2014. - Uncle Hoa's Motorbike
Uncle Hoa's Motorbike loaded, ready to go to the country. - Christian Conv List, 1963
1963 Christian Conventions list - Minh Thanh Nguyen
A Golden Friend married to Xuan Hoan, daughter of Mr/s Nguyen Bau, the first couple to profess in VN. - Minh Thanh in Sydney Australia
Minh Thanh in Sydney Australia - Walker, Queenie (Higgins) #2
Walker, Queenie (Higgins) - Hoan Xuan Nguyen
A Golden Friend married to Minh Thanh. - Hoan & Minh Thanh Nguyen
Xuan Hoan & Minh Thanh Nguyen (daughter of Mr and Mrs Bau who were the first couple to profess in VN) - Weirs-1978 &2012
Weirs store in Dublin. The first Sunday morning meeting was held here. - Weirs of Baggot St - 2012
First Sunday Morning Meeting was held in Dublin, Ireland over Weirs of Baggot Street store where William Weir & family lived. Photo taken in 2004. - Hien & Chau, brothers
Vũ Trung Hiền and Vu Ngoc Chau, blood brothers sharing breakfast at a street vendor in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in April 2012. In 1957 all foreign Workers had to leave Vietnam due to government policy. At that time, (1957), Vu Trung Hien, the brother of Chau Ngoc Vu, became the Overseer of Vietnam from 1957 until 2010, when Canadian Overseers put him out of the work. They claimed that he owned a home (which his brother owned). He was allowed to re-enter the work as a junior Worker after the home was sold. - Head Worker- Wm Hughes grave
Grave of William Hughes, Overseer of New Zealand - Hobbs, Ira & wife, Joan
Ira and Joan (Wilson Stephens) Hobbs, married Dec. 2, 2009. Ira was Overseer of Texas until 2008 when he was expelled for CSA; - Hobbs, Ira, Ruth and Joe
Workers Ira, Ruth and Joe Hobbs, siblings from Tennessee Ira was Overseer of Texas until 2008 when he was expelled from the work for CSA; he married widow Joan (Wilson) Stephens on Dec. 2, 2019 (Ira DOB 1933) Ruth died in the work (1922-2017). Joseph "Joe" was Overseer of South Dakota at his death (1935-2019) - Cooney's Hole - Early Baptisms held here
Cooney's Hole, where some of the first baptisms were held in the Ballinamallrd River, was behind what is now the Masonic Hall on Baragh Road in Ballinamallard. In 1904, the building was the Creamery. [The copyright on this image is owned by Kenneth Allen and is licensed for reuse under theCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license] - Lyness, Tom & Annie
Tombstone of Tom & Annie Lyness, brother and sister workers in Montana USA - Grave - Bill & Maggie Carroll #1
Grave of William Charles Carroll and Margaret Elizabeth (Hastings) Carroll Located in the Presbyterian Section, Box Hill Cemetery, 395 Middleborough Rd, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. Location is PNS570. Margaret was buried on 6 May 1942, Registration No. 17230. William was buried on 13 November 1953, Reg. No. 26725. - Magowan, Marg and her husband Lance and Marg's Mother
Marg Magowan, Sister Worker excommunicated around 1999. - 2007-08 Australia Conventions -
Australia Convention Locations for Year 2007-08 - Cooney, Fred-Tombstone
Frederick (Fred) George Cooney was born Sept 3, 1869 in Fermanagh, Ireland. Died April 12, 1940, age 70 and is buried Rotorua Crematorium & Cemetary, Rotorua, New Zealand. Married Mildred Tatlow Aug 28, 1907. Immmigrated to New Zealand Sept 25, 1924. - Steffen, Charles (2)
Charles Steffen was Overseer of Missouri, Illinois & New York/New England. - Steffen, Charles
Charles Steffen was Overseer of Missouri, Illinois & New York/New England. - Barkley, Barry & George Walker, Charles Steffen
Barry Barkley, George Walker, Charles Steffen. George Walker was the Eastern USA Overseer for many years. He was succeeded by Taylor Wood, who was succeeded by Barry Barkley around 2006. Charles Steffen was Overseer of Missouri, Illinois & New York/New England. - Jordan, Dale & Marlene Family
Dale and Marlene Jordan were from Alberta Canada. They were excommunicated in May 1999. You can listen to their actual excommunication made over the phone. http://www.thelyingtruth.info/index.php?f=exc&id=exc - Ballinamallard River1
Early baptisms took place in a bend of this river, called "Cooney's Hole". It was behind the creamery, now the Masonic Hall. - 1966 Vietnam Reunion
- McBirneys Store - 2004
McBirneys Store in Dublin Ireland where George Walker worked. Photo taken in 2004. - McBirneys Store 2004
McBirneys Store in Dublin Ireland where George Walker worked. Photo taken in 2004. - Impartial Reporter-Back
Impartial Reporter Newspaper in Enniskillen, N. Ireland. Back of building. - Portora Royal School
Enniskillen Portora Royal School attended by Edward Cooney in Enniskillen, N. Ireland. Photo taken July 31, 2004 - Potora Royal School
Portora Royal School attended by Edward Cooney and his brothers in Enniskillen, N. Ireland. Photo taken July 31, 2004 - Crocknacrieve Front Entry #1
Crocknacrieve Front Entry #1. Photo taken July 30, 2004. The FIRST CROCKNACRIEVE CONVENTION was held September & October, 1904, in County Fermanagh, Ireland (about 4 miles NE of Enniskillen) on the property of John and Sara West. The Enniskillen newspaper, called 'The Impartial Reporter', reported details about the convention. including that it lasted about a month (Impartial Reporter, September 29, 1904). - Crocknacrieve Front Entry #3
Crocknacrieve Front Entry. Photo taken July 30, 2004. - Crocknacrieve Front Entry #2
Crocknacrieve Front Entry #2. Photo taken July 30, 2004. - Meeting Tent Hook
One remaining tent hook on house wall that meeting tent was attached to on two sides. Workers preached from tall open windows of the house rather than a platform. - Meeting Tent was pitched in back of home
Meeting Tent is attached to back of the house (1913). To the left of the tree is the end of the house. See also photo where one hook remains where the tent was attached to the house. - Crockracrieve Owners (Loans )2004
Owners of Crocknacrieve, Warren and Anne Loan, with Cherie Kropp. Photo taken in their parlor at Crocknacrieve House, Ballinamallard, N. Ireland, July 2004. - John Long & Cherie Kropp 2004
Cherie Kropp visiting with John Long in his home in N. Ireland. Cherie is holding his father's journals. As shown in the photo the journals are long and comprehensive. Photo taken July 29, 2004