Ulster Worldly
By Tim Hopper
Ulster WorldlyJan 28, 2021
Hopper Siblings Oral History 4: College Years
My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.
In part 4, they discuss their college years and the challenges of being a missionary kid back in USA.
Hopper Siblings Oral History 3: Furlough and Korea Christian Academy
My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.
In part 3, they discuss their furlough trips in the USA and boarding school at Korean Christian Academy.
- Mission to Korea - Memoir of Joe B. Hopper
- Home of Peace
- Pueblo Incident
- Mission Haven
- House of Peace
Hopper Siblings Oral History 2: Medical Care, Mission Work, and Summers on Jirisan
My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju (Chonju), South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.
In part 2, they discuss their medical care in Korea, their father’s mission work, and summers on Jirisan (Chidisan).
- Mission to Korea - Memoir of Joe B. Hopper
- Jeonju, Korea
- Joe B. Hopper bio
- Korea Christian Academy
- Ministry to Korean Lepers
Hopper Siblings Oral History 1: Childhood in Korea
My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.
- Memories of Congo - Memoir of Hershey Longenecker
- Mission to Korea - Memoir of Joe B. Hopper
- Jeonju, Korea
- Joseph Hopper bio
- Joe B. Hopper bio
Oral History with Rev. David Okken about the OPC Mission in Uganda
Mr. Matthew Ezzell interviews Rev. David Okken about his 17 years on the mission field in Karamoja, Uganda with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Recorded on June 10, 2021 at Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC.
Steve Bowman interviews Joe Hopper about William Linton
William Linton served as a missionary in Korea from 1912 to 1960. Linton's grand-son-in-law interviewed Joe Hopper (missionary from 1948 to 1986) in the 1980s about his memories of the Lintons.
Mr. Culvern interviews J. Hershey Longenecker about his missionary career
Note: The audio quality is bad at first, but it gets better as the video progresses.
J. Hershey Longenecker, born May 23, 1889, was a Southern Presbyterian missionary in the town of Luebo in what is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1917 to 1950. Sometime after his retirement, he was interviewed about his time in Africa. In the interview, he discusses a whole variety of matters, including Witch Doctors, Crocodiles, Hippopotamuses, Cannibals, Missionary Life, Handwriting, and Albert Schweitzer.
Find out more about J. Hershey Longenecker at ulsterworldly.com/people/hershey-longenecker.
Joe Hopper preaching at Montreat Presbyterian on May 20, 1984
Joe Hopper, missionary to Korea with the PCUSA, preaching at his home church Montreat Presbyterian (Montreat, NC) on May 20, 1984.
Find out more about Joe at ulsterworldly.com/people/joe-b.-hopper/.
Life and Ministry with Rev. Irfon Hughes, Part 2
In the second part of my interview with Rev. Irfon Hughes, we discuss the completion of his ministry in the north of England, his call to Immanuel Chapel in Massachusetts, the formation of the Bolton Conference and New England Reformed Fellowship, his pastorate in Western Pennsylvania, and his retirement in North Carolina.
Life and Ministry with Rev. Irfon Hughes, Part 1
In this interview, I sit down with Rev. Irfon Hughes to talk about his early life in Wales, his conversion and call to the ministry, his experience in the Presbyterian Church of Wales, John Murray's advice on how to be reformed, meeting his wife, interactions with Martyn Lloyd-Jones, his early ministry in Wales, and his call to Sheffield, MS.