Queen Street Campus | Laidlaw Centenary 2/2

100 years of stories.

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1940s

Mary Milner

1946-1947 / Queen Street Campus As a young teenager Mary clearly knew God’s call to overseas mission. After finishing high school she...

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1950s

Maurice Harvey

1958-1959 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) 1989 / Diploma of Biblical Studies (Dunedin Branch College) I entered BTI as a young...

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1940s

May Mackey (née Garnett)

1946-1948 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street campus) Hughina May Garnett committed her life to Christ as a 16 year old after reading The...

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1930s

May Roy

1937-1938 / Queen Street Campus May Roy grew up on a sheep farm in Moonlight, Otago, walking or riding by horse the six miles to her...

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1930s

Norman and Amy McIntosh

Norman McIntosh 1934-1935 / NZBTI Diploma, Queen Street Campus Amy McIntosh (neé Carter) 1933-1934 / NZBTI Diploma, Queen Street Campus...

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1930s

Sir Norman Perry, KT, MBE

1935-36 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) Born at Tiniroto in the back blocks between Wairoa and Gisborne, Norman grew up in...

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1940s

Owen Henton

1947-1948 / NZBTI (Queen Street Campus) 1959-1973 / Orchardist and Property Manager (Henderson Campus) Owen left school at age 12 as he...

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1950s

Patricia (Pat) Holdaway

1950-1951 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) Pat entered the NZ Bible Training Institute at age 24 in 1950, having trained in general...

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1920s

Robert Alexander Crookston Laidlaw, CBE

1922 – 1942 / Board member, NZ Bible Training Institute 1943 – 1965 / President, NZ Bible Training Institute Robert Laidlaw joined Rev....

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1930s

Rev. Herbert Roy Puddle

1936-1937 NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) Roy was converted through the ministry of Lionel Fletcher at age 20 and played an active...

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1950s

Ruth Margaret Cremer

1952-1953 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) Ruth grew up in Ranui, West Auckland and committed her life to Jesus at age 16. It was...

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1950s

Te Wahangu (Wally) Hayward

1957-1958 / NZBTI Certificate (Queen Street Campus) “There is a longing in my heart which compels me to go and give others that assurance...

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1930s

Wilbur Thomas Clark

1930-1931 (Queen Street Campus) Wilbur Clark has the distinction of being the 100th graduate to serve in overseas mission, fulfilling a...

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1950s

Wilfred Shore

1951-1952 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street campus) I enjoyed the friendships I made and carried on through life. As a “prefect” I found that...

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