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on Swift Church missions

Snacks for children

Our Mission Elder Chuck Carneal, his wife, Betty, and Pastor Alexandra delivered 65 containers of animal crackers to our mission partner, Elberta Elementary School. They will be used for children at the school who do not have snacks.

Bibanga, Belgian Congo, Africa

Vernon Anderson was born in Chicago on Aug. 23, 1896. When he was 12 years old, his parents and siblings moved to Miflin, Alabama, where they attended Swift Presbyterian Church. When Vernon was 18, he left home to attend the Alabama Presbyterian College and the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His graduate work was at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, where he earned his doctorate degree. He did not return home for eight years as he was working on his degrees. While in Kentucky in 1920, he met and married Laura Mulford Stafford. The earliest letters available are dated from the 1920s. He and Laura left for the Belgian Congo in December 1920.

Dr. Anderson was supported by Swift Church throughout his 40 years in Africa.

The Jensen family has gathered and is contributing to Swift Church: memorabilia, artifacts from Africa, letters, photos, newspaper articles, Vernon’s thesis, and the family album for members to view in the church library, room 2 in the annex.