Show r t Y 41 i rb r r a 4 s 5 q P REV PORTER and his family First row his wife S Shirley irley Ricky Second row Nancy Kathie Kathle Janet Howard Jr Rev Porter The Reverend is the new pastor at the First Baptist Church Rev Howard R. R Porter pastor at 1 1st st Baptist Church Arriving in Vernal the first Sunday in August was the Rev Howard R. R Porter Sr and his family Rev Porter is pastor of the First Baptist Church and in answer the to lo question How do you like Vernal said Fantastic its it's the friendliest little town Ive I've been in for a long lime time TilE THE POUTERS PORTERS come from Nolanville Texas and the Reverend said will be here ind indefinitely tely Rev Porter and his wife Shirley have five children Katherine Kalherine 20 Janet Janel 19 Howard Jr 16 Nancy 13 and Ricky 9 9 He received his education at Watson Chapel High School Pine Bluff Ark Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia Ark his Master of Divinity Degree from South- South t n k g Jc m h L Tx and Doctor of Divinity at atthe atthe atthe the Universal Bible Institute at Birmingham Ala FILLING many positions he has been pastor of the First Baptist Church in Nolanville Tx Chaplain Gatesville State Stale School for Boys Gatesville Pastor Live Oak Baptist Church Galesville Gatesville Tx Bayou Meta Melo Baptist Church Lonoke Ark Brownsville Baptist Church Lonoke Interim Pastor New Hope Baptist Church Lonoke Interim Pastor Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Pine Bluff Ark From June of 1955 to August 1965 Rev Porter was in the military spending ten len years in inthe inthe the United States Air Force Born in Jonesboro Arkansas he was the youngest of ten children The family will be living at South Sout East 0 Visitors the past few days at atthe atthe atthe the home of Mr and Mrs Mike Adams have been John and Dorothy Grahm and children Jonathan and Stephanie of Rialto California John and Dorothy are an aunt and uncle of Mrs Mike Penney Adams Penneys Penney's grandmother Dorothy Sorensen of Riverside California also visited this past week |