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Rev. Helen Brock

Helen has deep Texas roots. Her father's family founded Brockville (now Bristol), south of Dallas. They were cotton farmers who migrated from Texas to Oklahoma. Fred Brock, her father, was an engineer at Texas Instruments. Her dad and step-mother now live in Tyler.

Helen's mother, Martha, grew up across the street from Southern Methodist University. Martha's father, Stanley Patterson, came from Tennessee in 1919 looking for new opportunity. He was part of the first class at SMU and stayed on to become the grounds and building superintendent. Martha's mother's people were the Kerrs, who moved from Tennessee to McKinney in 1859, and the Ferriers, who migrated from Scotland to Seymour in 1884. The Ferriers were stone masons who built courthouses all over west Texas.

Helen was born in Dallas and raised in Houston and Dallas. She graduated from Richardson High School and earned two education degrees from East Texas State University. She taught school for 9 years in Harlingen and McKinney. After receiving a call to ministry, she earned two theology degrees from Southern Methodist University. She was ordained as a deacon in 1983 and as an elder in full connection in 1990.

Helen has dedicated her ministry to helping small churches blossom. She has served churches in Nevada, Josephine, Fort Worth, Tulia, Rising Star, and May, Texas and Socorro, New Mexico.

Please feel free to call and make arrangements to discuss your spiritual journey, argue theology, or just chew the fat with Helen.



Last Modified on Tuesday, Mar 28, 2006