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Dear Friends,

The 127^th term at Holmes Bible College started on August 1, with 45 students enrolled across all programs. Students began arriving on Monday, July 29 and the campus has been busy with activity ever since. Our dedicated faculty are back in the classroom helping to prepare these men and women to do what God has called them to do. Our wonderful staff has been working diligently to ensure we started well. We are thankful for the work our new Academic Dean, Dr. Ken Young who is also teaching and serving as Dean of Students.

The new President and his family arrived on Thursday, July 25. We want to thank former President and first lady, Chris and Betty Thompson for doing everything possible to ensure we had a smooth transition. They worked on campus through the end of July and will continue to be a blessing to us and many more.

President Sneed preached our opening revival for this semester, focusing on the theme of the Gospel from the book of Galatians. We were stirred by the Spirit in each service and pray that the revival lingers on our campus long into this term.

We are all looking forward to the academic year ahead and will share with you the good news and testimonies that arise. As you know, we are committed to giving our students a quality education at a cost that doesn’t generate student debt. This task is becoming more difficult but I know we can continue to prepare our pastors and missionaries in this way with your help. 

Special Need: Men's Dorm Steps

The Tripp-Van Dyke Residence Hall for Men has served us well since 2012. However, the back steps are in need of repair. Rev. Dale Huff has reported that he can do the work if we provide him with the materials. The cost for materials is $5,000 or $2,500 for each side. These materials are expensive because we want to use a more durable material that will last much longer than the current steps.

Other Needs:

Contact us today for more information on these items.

• Success in our current term
• More students to serve
• More funding to serve students
• Health and blessing for our faculty and staff
• Expansion in our music program
• Opportunities to positively impact our community with the Gospel

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Holmes Bible College

4901 Old Buncombe Rd.

Greenville, SC 29617

The following testimony was provided by Baxter Wood:

My father, Roy W. Wood, attended Holmes Bible College from 1945 to 1950, combining studies with work every day, as was the norm. He was young but a very good carpenter. Back in West Virginia, before the war, he was a journeyman carpenter in the AFL-CIO at age 17. His father and older brothers, Curtis and Parris Jr. taught him well.

Around 1947-48, he was buying building materials from the newly opened Cely Bros. Lumber Co. in Greenville. Someone there asked dad if he could look at a crooked house, framed up, unfinished, left standing all winter. Dad saved the house and saved them from tearing it down. Cely Bros. then had another proposition. "Let's build houses. We will supply the materials; you supply the labor."

With eager Holmes' student labor, 24 modest little houses sprung up in Greenville. Robert Hoyle was a big part of this but I have no details. His name was always said with awe. Uncle Parris Jr. was another master carpenter.

Cely Bros. Lumber and my dad put together a win-win team, so in 1950 when my sister Libby came along, she was named Elizabeth "Celia" Wood. Cely Construction is still around, still on Washington Ave, still run by the same family.

Roy and Baxter Wood

Powerful prayer on Faculty Day, July 29

First Meeting of the President's Council on August 15

The Opening Revival was August 12-14

Stacy Watford teaching Theology

Joe McKinney, our longest serving instructor, back in the classroom this term.