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Pastor C.R. Stam was brought up in a home where the Bible was read before every meal and at bedtime. His father, Peter Stam, Sr., was the founder of the Star of Hope Mission in Paterson, NJ, a widely known Bible teaching center, which brought some of the greatest teachers of the past generation. As a youth, therefore, Stam was often in the company of outstanding Bible teachers, listening to their discussions and observing their differences of opinion. In his 20s and 30s, he labored first as a volunteer and finally full-time with his father at the Star of Hope.

He also served for 13 years as pastor of Preakness (NJ) Community Church (now Preakness Bible Church) and conducted several other Bible classes weekly until the Worldwide Grace Testimony of Chicago engaged him to travel the U.S. in conference work. As the “grace movement” grew in America, Stam was called to Milwaukee, WI, where he joined Pastor Charles F. Baker in establishing the Milwaukee Bible Institute (now Grace Bible College of Grand Rapids, MI.) For five years he served as Dean with Mr. Baker as President, both serving also as instructors.

During all this time Stam had been publishing the Berean Searchlight, a monthly Bible study magazine for believers launched during his pastorate in New Jersey. With the growth of this ministry, the Berean Bible Society was organized and additional methods were employed to propagate the gospel of the grace of God. In 1952, Pastor Stam resigned his position at Milwaukee Bible Institute and moved with the Berean Bible Society to Chicago, where he continued as President of the Society and as editor of the Berean Searchlight, later succeeding the great evangelist, Pastor J. C. O’Hair, for a time as pastor of Chicago’s North Shore Church.

Under Pastor Stam’s leadership the ministry of Berean Bible Society has come to reach millions regularly with the truth of God’s Word. Over the years, Stam authored many Bible study books which 'til this day remain in wide circulation. Stam's Bible study magazine, the Berean Searchlight, continues to be internationally distributed. In 2003, Pastor Stam went home to be with the Lord. The Berean Bible Society continues to faithfully persevere in the Bible literature and training ministry under the direction of Pastor Paul Sadler.

	Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
	1908 - 2003
	A Life in His Service
	Pastor C.R. Stam was brought up in a home where the Bible was read before every meal and at bedtime. His father, Peter Stam, Sr., was the founder of the Star of Hope Mission in Paterson, NJ, a widely known Bible teaching center, which brought some of the greatest teachers of the past generation. As a youth, therefore, Stam was often in the company of outstanding Bible teachers, listening to their discussions and observing their differences of opinion. In his 20s and 30s, he labored first as a volunteer and finally full-time with his father at the Star of Hope. He also served for 13 years as pastor of Preakness (NJ) Community Church (now Preakness Bible Church) and conducted several other Bible classes weekly until the Worldwide Grace Testimony of Chicago engaged him to travel the U.S. in conference work. As the “grace movement” grew in America, Stam was called to Milwaukee, WI, where he joined Pastor Charles F. Baker in establishing the Milwaukee Bible Institute (now Grace Bible College of Grand Rapids, MI.) For five years he served as Dean with Mr. Baker as President, both serving also as instructors. During all this time Stam had been publishing the Berean Searchlight, a monthly Bible study magazine for believers launched during his pastorate in New Jersey. With the growth of this ministry, the Berean Bible Society was organized and additional methods were employed to propagate the gospel of the grace of God. In 1952, Pastor Stam resigned his position at Milwaukee Bible Institute and moved with the Berean Bible Society to Chicago, where he continued as President of the Society and as editor of the Berean Searchlight, later succeeding the great evangelist, Pastor J. C. O’Hair, for a time as pastor of Chicago’s North Shore Church. Under Pastor Stam’s leadership the ministry of Berean Bible Society has come to reach millions regularly with the truth of God’s Word. Over the years, Stam authored many Bible study books which 'til this day remain in wide circulation. Stam's Bible study magazine, the Berean Searchlight, continues to be internationally distributed. In 2003, Pastor Stam went home to be with the Lord. The Berean Bible Society continues to faithfully persevere in the Bible literature and training ministry under the direction of Pastor Paul Sadler.
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	CONTENT:
		DVD	Photo Session, Message by Pastor C.R. Stam (11/07/84), (with introduction by Pastor Paul Sadler).
		CD-ROM	50th Anniversary Memorial Publication, 60th Anniversary - March 2000 Searchlight, Pastor Stam Memorial - May 2003 Searchlight, Pastor Stam's Memoirs.
		Audio	Message by Pastor C.R. Stam (11/07/84), (with introduction by Pastor Paul Sadler).