Pierce, Floyd & Helen

On December 9, 2024, the Lord called Floyd home to begin enjoying the blessings of eternal life. The funeral took place on Friday December 13 at Wilson Park Funeral Home in Rochester, IL. A memorial service was held on Saturday January 4, 2025, 10:00am Central Time at Grace Bible Chapel, 3335 Woodhaven Dr., Springfield, IL 62701.

Helen continues to be faithful to the Lord and stated "Though I miss Floyd a lot, I take heart in knowing that he is safely in the arms of our Heavenly Father." Please keep her in your prayers as she adjusts to a new normal while I am charged to watch over her overall wellbeing. She is also in need of ongoing support to meet her financial obligations for as long as the Lord allows her to remain in His service.

Historical details below:

Helen and I were born in Springfield, Illinois and met in High School. The assembly here began in 1953 where we helped in children's work, camp work at Lake Geneva Youth Camp in Wisconsin, literature distribution and teaching the Word of God in Sunday School and regular meetings. We were commended to the work in Brazil in 1960. In 1961 the assembly in Champaign, IL joined in our commendation. We arrived in Brazil in September, 1961. We settled in São Vicente, twin city of Santos, in the State of São Paulo, where we learned Brazilian Portuguese. In December, 1962 we moved to Curitiba, capital of the State of Paraná in Southern Brazil. From this center we helped establish assemblies, launched a ministry magazine, printed and distributed gospel literature. We cooperated with the camp work in Sousas, where the Lipsi family labor. In 1976 we returned to the USA for the education of our sons. In 1982 we were commended by two additional assemblies, one in Peoria and the other in Carbondale, Illinois. We retired from Brazil in 1996 due to health concerns for Floyd due to a colon resection and heart problems. Since then we have given help to Brazilian assemblies in the USA as well as distributing Bible correspondence courses in Portuguese and English by internet attachment and normal postal service. Three Christian schools were begun in Curitiba in 1997, one named in honor of Helen.

Submitted by Jonathan Pierce. The phone number and email address are mine, but feel free to reach out. I will personally deliver any messages sent for Helen.