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The Ministry of James & Bette Stalnecker Gibson
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The Paschal House was built in 1966 by Laura and Farmer Paschal. Their only child, Bette Paschal Stalnecker, inherited the home in 1991. "Paschal" means "Passover" and so Bette chose to call the home "The Paschal House" based on the scripture, "When I see the blood, I will pass over you". Exodus 12:13
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The Paschal House
The Paschal House originated in Ripley, TN, when Bette inherited her parent's home. Their names were Farmer and Laura Paschal. She developed it over time as a place of minitry for groups to come for reservation meals, music and a Christian testimoney.
It began in 1992, and continued through October of 2003. Bette and James Gibson married in August of 2003, and moved to their new home at 5089 Forest Hill Irene Road in Memphis.
Three weeks after moving they were booking groups to come to the "NEW" Paschal House. The ministry will be the same, but with the added blessings Jim provides when he sings and serves with Bette.
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Their home is a blend of two lives. He was a missionary in Tanzania, Africa, for many years. Bette was in evangelism in this country. You will see his hunting trophies and weapons. He speaks Swahili and ran a conference center in Africa, even killing the food to supply it. There are ivory elephants and ebony carvings, chest from Zanzibar, and brass peices from Africa. The real zebra hide over the bed is one of several he brought home. The meat was eaten!
You will see some special pieces from Bette's past such as the Lord's Supper pitcher from First Baptist Church, Lake Charles, LA. The prayer chair in the foyer was in her family and the small table housing her dad's diaries. The Jesus pictures in the Dining Room were gifts, and the Cathedral mirrors once housed the 7th and 8th commandments. In the rose room there is an antique ladies' sewing vanity and in the hall bath is her Dad's shaving stand. Bette's maternal grandfather built the four poster bed in the Paisley room.
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PLEASE GO TO PASCHAL HOUSE II AT THE TOP TO CONTINUE THE TOUR
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