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Clip file: Bebe Patten (Nee: Harrison)

1 folder ; 28 cm.

Dr. Bebe H. Patten, born Willie Bebe Harrison, September 13, 1913, began her evangelistic ministry while still in her teens. She graduated from L.I.F.E. Bible college in 1933 and was ordained with the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel in 1934. In the early 1940's she founded the Christian Evangelical Churches of America and the Oakland Bible Institute, which later became Patten University in Oakland, CA. She died in January 2004 at the age of 90. This file includes items from her early years of ministry.

Contents: Photocopy of birth certificate (1913 Sep 3). -- Student ID (L.I.F.E. Bible College, 1932); Diploma (L.I.F.E. Bible College, 1933 class ring + graduation photo). -- Church of the Foursquare Gospel ministerial credential (1933). -- Marriage certificate (Carl T. Patten to Miss Willa B. Harrison, Oct 24, 1935). -- State of Ohio: Minister's license to solemnize marriages (May 1937). -- Ordination certificate (International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, 1934); Ministerial license (Foursquare, 1937); Ministerial credential for Carl Thomas Patten (Fundamental Ministerial and Layman Association, 1937). -- Photocopies of News clips and revival posters (1930s). -- Transcript of proceedings taken at city club theater, 11 am, Sunday, October 20, 1946. -- Transcript of proceedings taken at city club theater, 11 am, Sunday, October 27, 1946.

Patten, Bebe H.
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Harrison, Bebe H.
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International Church of the Foursquare Gospel--Clergy.
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Women evangelists--United States.
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The Patten Collection.
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