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Photos courtesy
Ruben R. Hernandez
Captions provided by Ruben R. Hernandez |
| Bethel Presbyterian
Church Choir Rehearsal January 1957 |
| L-R,
back row: Elders Ramon Guerra, Manuel Morales, and David Garcia Girl
singers are Oralia Garcia; sisters Bess, Noemi and Eloisa Morales;
and Elva Garcia. The pianist is Betty Morales. The little girl pouting
on the right is Norma Guerra. |
| Bethel Presbyterian
Church Building, 1999 |
| This church,
predominately Mexican-American, was organized in the mid 1940s, flourished
to about 90 members, and then declined in membership and closed in
the mid-1980s. The remaining congregation moved their membership to
the neighboring First Presbyterian Church. |
| Bethel Presbyterian
Church Congregation |
| This is a small
part of the congregation of the Bethel Presbyterian Church in the
early 1970s. Among the members were the families of David Garcia,
Manuel Morales, Ramon Guerra, and Ramon Navarro. David Garcia was
the onsite manager of the nearby Las Palomas Ranch. Ramon Navarro
is a 2006 Brooks County Commissioner. |
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