A short pictorial biography of the life and ministry of Pastor Victor W. Decker, February 14, 1926 - January 28, 2013. May God be glorified! Una biografía en fotos de la vida y el ministerio del Pastor Victor W. Decker. A Dios sea la gloria.

1. Pastor Victor W. Decker
February 14, 1926 – January 28, 2013

2. Victor’s early days
Mehoopany, Pennsylvania

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

5. Victor with his little
sister, “Peggy”
(Geraldine Shoemaker)

6. A Godly heritage

7. School days

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

9. Mehoopany High
School graduation
1944
Sunday School pins for
faithful attendance.

10. First comes love, then comes marriage,
then comes Victor with the baby carriage…
Victor married his high school sweetheart, Agnes

11. College and courting days

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

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

15. Rodney and Mildred Decker & Easton and Bessie Place
With their children, Victor & Agnes

16. A new father for
the first time.
Rodney John born
December 4, 1952.

17. Evelyn Rose
born February 27, 1955
Rodney and Evelyn

18. The “good old days”

19. Suzan Carol born January 23, 1959

20. Cecil Warren born
January 27, 1961

22. 4 children
“I have no greater
joy than to hear
that my children
are walking in the
truth.” III John 4

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

24. 16 grandchildren

25. November 2005

26. 27 Great grandchildren (Rodney & Linda’s family)

27. 27 Great grandchildren
(Rodney & Linda’s family)

28. 27 Great grandchildren (David & Evelyn’s family)

29. 27 Great grandchildren (David & Evelyn’s family)

30. 27 Great grandchildren (Suzan & Keith’s family)

31. 27 Great grandchildren (Cecil & Eleanore’s family)

32. 16 grandchildren and
27 great-grandchildren

33. Victor’s life exemplified contentment

36. Saying “Good-by”
to Great Grandpa
December 2012

37. The young preacher begins…
1946-1950

38. While driving his blind Uncle
John to his circuit of preaching each Sunday,
God called Victor to the ministry.

40. Doctrinal statement
License to preach
for ordination

41. Ordination minutes

42. Ordained to the ministry

45. 1949 Pastor Victor Decker

51. Many people give
testimony of God’s work in
their lives through Pastor
Decker’s ministry.

52. There is joy in serving Jesus!

54. Pastor Decker always had a heart for missions.
His trips to Niger, Peru and Honduras blessed the
missionaries and enriched his ministry at home.

55. 1993

59. Victor, the farmer and shepherd

63. Following in his
father’s footsteps

65. Smiling in summer
and winter

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