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| Name | Betty LEE [2, 3] | |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | Is Lee her maiden name? jkh of Sumter, South Carolina Saturday Snapshot: Betty Steele, Providence Baptist Church class leader When Betty Steele was asked to lead an adult Sunday school class at Providence Baptist Church, she wasn't sure if she was up to it. Steele had been teaching a children's class, "and I was used to sitting on the floor," she said. But as she considered and prayed on it, she considered what examples she could follow in the class. "I thought about the greatest teachers in history, Socrates, Aristotle, and of course Jesus was the greatest teacher," she said, sitting on the back porch of her family's farm near the church, where members of the class often get together for cookouts. "So I studied them a little, and what they primarily did was sat around and asked people questions. I thought it would be neat to do that in a Sunday school class, because I thought lectures were just dull and boring." That was more than 40 years ago, and Steele has been leading the class, with many of its 40-odd members staying with her for years. "Most of them I would call senior citizens," she said. "We have a seniors' class, but nobody is willing to leave." Steele feels humbled that her church family enjoys her teaching and leadership style so much, but she tries to keep the spotlight elsewhere. "This is about Jesus Christ," she said. "It's not about me." HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN TEACHING? When I first came to the church, I started with the WMU, the Women's Missionary Union. We did so much with kids with our Sunbeams program. We used to drive the car through the community, and the children would come running from everywhere. HOW DID YOU FIRST COME TO PROVIDENCE? I had a friend at the Clemson Extension Club, and she kept telling me about this church. At that time, I had two children who were nursery age, so I became the nursery director. WHAT DO THE MEMBERS OF YOUR CLASS DO? Different groups do different ministries. We take food to someone's house when there's a death. In November, we'll be working on a lesson with Billy Graham. He's doing a home telecast with groups all over the U.S., calling for a spiritual revival in America. We also sponsor a student missionary at USC and Columbia College. WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? I'm from Sumter. (My husband) George did work with a construction company, and my mama and daddy lived on this farm, then we did some remodeling and moved in. That was 50-some-odd years ago. DO YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN? Our son Chris lives here, and our daughters Becky and Sandy both live in Walterboro. Our son Chip passed away, so he lives in heaven. I have nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and an aunt who's 97 years old, so I hope that's in the genes. - Bristow Marchant Posted in Local news, News on Saturday, June 8, 2013 [2, 4] | |
| HIST | Is Lee her maiden name? jkh of Sumter, South Carolina Saturday Snapshot: Betty Steele, Providence Baptist Church class leader When Betty Steele was asked to lead an adult Sunday school class at Providence Baptist Church, she wasn't sure if she was up to it. Steele had been teaching a children's class, "and I was used to sitting on the floor," she said. But as she considered and prayed on it, she considered what examples she could follow in the class. "I thought about the greatest teachers in history, Socrates, Aristotle, and of course Jesus was the greatest teacher," she said, sitting on the back porch of her family's farm near the church, where members of the class often get together for cookouts. "So I studied them a little, and what they primarily did was sat around and asked people questions. I thought it would be neat to do that in a Sunday school class, because I thought lectures were just dull and boring." That was more than 40 years ago, and Steele has been leading the class, with many of its 40-odd members staying with her for years. "Most of them I would call senior citizens," she said. "We have a seniors' class, but nobody is willing to leave." Steele feels humbled that her church family enjoys her teaching and leadership style so much, but she tries to keep the spotlight elsewhere. "This is about Jesus Christ," she said. "It's not about me." HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN TEACHING? When I first came to the church, I started with the WMU, the Women's Missionary Union. We did so much with kids with our Sunbeams program. We used to drive the car through the community, and the children would come running from everywhere. HOW DID YOU FIRST COME TO PROVIDENCE? I had a friend at the Clemson Extension Club, and she kept telling me about this church. At that time, I had two children who were nursery age, so I became the nursery director. WHAT DO THE MEMBERS OF YOUR CLASS DO? Different groups do different ministries. We take food to someone's house when there's a death. In November, we'll be working on a lesson with Billy Graham. He's doing a home telecast with groups all over the U.S., calling for a spiritual revival in America. We also sponsor a student missionary at USC and Columbia College. WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? I'm from Sumter. (My husband) George did work with a construction company, and my mama and daddy lived on this farm, then we did some remodeling and moved in. That was 50-some-odd years ago. DO YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN? Our son Chris lives here, and our daughters Becky and Sandy both live in Walterboro. Our son Chip passed away, so he lives in heaven. I have nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and an aunt who's 97 years old, so I hope that's in the genes. - Bristow Marchant Posted in Local news, News on Saturday, June 8, 2013 | |
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| _UID | 5C0E8BED7277491D80E97C9D9C6FC479FB9F | |
| Person ID | I234423 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 14 Apr 2016 | |
| Family | George William STEELE, Jr., b. 1930, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina  d. 28 Mar 2016, at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 86 years) | |||||||||
| Marriage | Abt 1950 [1] | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F158302 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 14 Apr 2016 | |||||||||
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