Background
Patten, Bebe Harrison was born on September 3, 1913 in Waverly, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Newton Felix and Mattie Priscilla (Whitson) Harrison.
academic administrator minister
Patten, Bebe Harrison was born on September 3, 1913 in Waverly, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Newton Felix and Mattie Priscilla (Whitson) Harrison.
Doctor of Divinity, McKinley-Roosevelt College, 1941. Doctor of Literature, Temple Hall College and Seminary, 1943.
Ordained to ministry, Ministerial Association of Evangelism, 1935; evangelist in various cities of the United States, 1933-1950; founder, president, Christian Evangelical Churches American, Inc., Oakland, California, since 1944; founder, president, Patten Academy Christian Education, Oakland, since 1944; founder, president, Patten Bible College, Oakland, 1944-1983; chancellor, Patten College, Oakland, since 1983; founder, pastor, Christian Cathedral of Oakland, since 1950. Held private interviews with David Ben-Gurion, 1972, Menachim Begin, 1977, Yitzhak Shamir, 1991. Conductor Station KUSW world-wide radio ministry, 70 countries around the world, 1989-1990, Stations WHRI and WWCR world coverage short wave, since 1990.
(Help for troubled souls.)
Member executive board Bar-Ilan University Association, Israel, 1983. Member global board trustees Bar-Ilan University, 1991. Member American Association for Higher Education, Religious Education Association, American Academy Religion and Society Biblical Literature, Zionist Organization American, American Association President of Indiana Colleges and Universities, American Jewish History Society, American-Isreal Public Affairs Committee.
Married Carl Thomas Patten, October 23, 1935. Children: Priscilla Carla and Bebe Rebecca (twins), Carl Thomas.