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Faithful Foundations—First 35 Years

1937-39 1940-42 1943 1946

John Dubosq holds first Bible classes in Page Powell‘s Fort Morgan & Luella Kinney Culpeper County
county and first camp Camp opened, join Virginia CBM and opened to CBM
CBM rents the spend their ―honeymoon‖
1938-Irma Collignon comes to VA after reading camp 1940-92 for at camp Jean (Neff )Gale and
summer sessions
about CBM in the Sunday School Times Dorothy Hess teach
1938-Mary Wright joins the work 1942—Pauline 1943—Morgan Kinney Culpeper
Johnson joins as becomes CBM Virginia
Summer camp held at Massanetta Springs Camp teacher
Director

I
n 1937, shadowed by the Blue Ridge Mountains, an
enterprising pastor gathered four girls and one boy for a
week of camp. The six children had learned 300 Bible
verses to earn camp. One boy refused to come because he
could not chew tobacco at camp.

Rev. John Dubosq had been teaching Bible lessons at 19
schools. His need
of help led Miss
Irma Collignon and
Miss Mary Wright
to join the work
after reading about Jean (Neff) Gale on her first day CBM offered Vacation Bible Schools at the rural schools
of teaching, 1946
it in the Sunday
School Times. A Testimony
Soon, a team of
teachers were The Lord used CBM to bring this child‘s heart to Him. How I
bringing the gospel enjoyed the Bible teaching of Mrs. Gale! I was highly moti-
to over 8000 vated to memorize my verse and participate in the correspon-
students in six dence course. Then in 1971 at CBM camp, I made my profes-
counties. sion of faith in Christ. Thanks to all of you who continue the
Virginia CBM Workers, 1957 ministry. You are planting seeds that have eternal rewards!
(L-R) Pauline Johnson, Jean Gale, Mary Wright, Luella Kinney, Irma M. Tolson (Shared at www.cbmofvirginia.com)
Colignon, Morgan Kinney, Helen Johnson

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