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Pastor Victor W. Decker

Victor’s early days

Mehoopany, Pennsylvania

Born to Rodney C and Mildred Decker, February 14, 1952

Victor with his little sister, “Peggy”

(Geraldine Shoemaker)

A Godly heritage

School days

Mehoopany farm where Victor grew up; Father Rodney C. Decker

Mehoopany High School graduation 1944

Sunday School pins for faithful attendance.

Victor married his high school sweetheart, Agnes

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Victor with the baby carriage…

College and courting days

Victor Warren Decker & Agnes Irene Place united in marriage June 14, 1949

With this ring, I thee wed, and I promise to love thee… till death us do part.

Rodney and Mildred Decker & Easton and Bessie Place

With their children, Victor & Agnes

A new father for the first time.

Rodney John born December 4, 1952.

Rodney and Evelyn

Evelyn Rose

born February 27, 1955

The “good old days”

Suzan Carol born January 23, 1959

Cecil Warren born January 27, 1961

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” III John 4

4 children

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” III John 4

16 grandchildren

November 2005

27 Great grandchildren (Rodney & Linda’s family)

27 Great grandchildren(Rodney & Linda’s family)

27 Great grandchildren (David & Evelyn’s family)

27 Great grandchildren (David & Evelyn’s family)

27 Great grandchildren (Suzan & Keith’s family)

27 Great grandchildren (Cecil & Eleanore’s family)

16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren

Victor’s life exemplified contentment

Saying “Good-by” to Great Grandpa

December 2012

1946-1950

The young preacher begins…

While driving his blind Uncle John to his circuit of preaching each Sunday,

God called Victor to the ministry.

License to preachDoctrinal statement

for ordination

Ordination minutes

Ordained to the ministry

1949 Pastor Victor Decker

Many people give testimony of God’s work in their lives through Pastor

Decker’s ministry.

There is joy in serving Jesus!

Pastor Decker always had a heart for missions.

His trips to Niger, Peru and Honduras blessed the missionaries and enriched his ministry at home.

1993

Victor, the farmer and shepherd

Following in his father’s footsteps

Smiling in summer and winter

President for nearly 30 years of the Wyoming County Sheep and Wool Association