Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center
Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center
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Resource Type:
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Record Group
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Language:
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English
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Location:
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78/1/6
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Date:
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1946-1958
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Title:
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News clips: 1946-1958: C. Thomas and Bebe Patten.
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Format:
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7 folders ; 44 cm.
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Description:
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Bebe H. Patten, born Willie Bebe Harrison in 1913, began her evangelistic ministry while still in her teens. In the early years of her ministry she was affiliated with the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. In 1935, she married C. Thomas Patten, who joined her in her evangelistic ministry. That same year she was ordained by the interdenominational Ministerial Association of Evangelism. In 1944, the Pattens moved to Oakland, California, where Bebe founded the Christian Evangelical Churches of America and the Oakland Bible Institute, which later became Patten University. In 1950, Thomas Patten, though he maintained his innocence, was convicted of defrauding their followers and served three years in prison.
This file contains news clippings, 1946-1953 (and a 1958 obituary), covering the Patten’s life and ministry in the Oakland area, especially the indictment, trial, and sentencing of C. Thomas Patten. Thomas was paroled in 1953 and died in 1958; Bebe continued in ministry until her death in 2004. A detailed chronological inventory of the articles is included in the file.
Photocopies.
FPHC also holds the original scrapbooks and loose clippings from which these photocopies were made (Box 25/1/1).
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Subject:
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Patten, Bebe H.
Patten, C. Thomas.
Christian Evangelical Churches of America.
Evangelists.
The Patten Collection.
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Date Cataloged:
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08/31/2011
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| Archive ID | Delivery Description | Price | ||
| 85078 | Photocopy items | Price to be determined based on 25 cents per page. |
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