Family
A.E. Mitchell was born in 1877 in Elora, Ontario, Canada to Martha and Robert Mitchell. He had 5 siblings, a brother and 4 sisters. He married his first wife Sadie in Colorado in 1902. Sadie passed away in 1919 leaving Andrew and four children, Bryant, Hubert, Helen and Jean. In 1920 Andrew married school teacher Jennie Clay and they had two girls, Esther and Marietta. All the children went into missions and ministry.
“It was a special hour right after supper every night when the whole family stayed for “prayers.” Prayers were never boring, dull or tedious. No! It was a time of laughter, fun, singing and stimulating training. From my perspective today as a great-grandmother, I wonder at the wisdom and love of our parents in establishing a time and a place for daily gathering their children together for the purpose of helping them to know God and to hold His Word as sacred.” - Esther Mitchell Russell, daughter of Andrew and Jennie Mitchell
Portsoy, Scotland was the birthplace of Robert Mitchell, Andrew's father
Robert and Martha Mitchell, A.E.'s parents. Elora, Canada. Robert owned a saddlery and Martha had a confectionary shop in the same building. The family lived upstairs, downtown Elora. The home was once used for a Hollywood movie, Mrs. Soffel.
Martha Mitchell, A.E. Mitchell's mother
Andrew's sister Elinor, 1912
Painting of Sadie Jones Bryant, Andrew's first wife, by Curtis Chamberlain.
Sadie Bryant (A.E. Mitchell's first wife) as a child in Colorado
Sadie (L) and her sister Elizabeth in Greeley, CO in the late 1800s
Sadie, on the left, and her friend Zada in 1892 in San Diego, CA.
Sadie Bryant Mitchell
Sadie Mitchell with Bryant, 1905
Hubert Mitchell, Andrew and Sadie's son, 1908, Colorado
Hubert Mitchell, Andrew and Sadie's son, 1907, Colorado
Andrew and Sadie's daughter Helen Mitchell, 1909
Andrew and Sadie's son Bryant Mitchell, around 1907
Andrew and Sadie's son Bryant Mitchell around 1909
The Mitchell cabin in Rifle, CO, early 1900s
Hubert, Bryant and Helen with mother Sadie on the cliffs near their home in Rifle, CO, early 1900s.
Sadie Bryant Mitchell with crutches on an unknown lake in California, Thanksgiving, 1904. She ould have been expecting Bryant as he was born in March, 1905.
Andrew and Sadie Mitchell with children, Bryant, Hubert and Helen, 1913
Andrew and Sadies' children Bryant, Hubert and Helen Mitchell, 1913
A lovely photo of Andrew and Sadies children, Bryant, Hubert, Helen and Jean
Andrew and Sadie's daughter Jean
Andrew and Jennie's daughter Marietta Mitchell Smith
Andrew and Jennie's daughters, Esther and Marietta
Andrew and Sadie's daughters Jean and Helen
Andrew and Sadie's daughter Jean with her pet goose in Los Angeles
Andrew and Jennie's daughters, Esther and Marietta
1914 photo of Martha Mitchell, seated, with Eva, her daughter, Andrew's sister, and on the post, Kizzie Mitchell, and beside her is her husband Loren, Andrew's brother. This is in Denver, CO.
Andrew with children after Sadie passed away, 1919.
Mitchell family gathering in the early 1920s.
Andrew and Jennie Mitchell, early 1920s
Andrew on Mt Baldy with his sons Bryant and Hubert
Andrew and Sadie's son Bryant
Andrew's brother Loren
The Mitchell family visited Sadie's sister's orchard around Medford, OR in the early 1920s after Sadie passed away.
A Mitchell family portrait in the early 1920s. Andrew, Jennie, and children.
A Mitchell family portrait in the mid 1920s
Andrew and Jennie with their daughters Marietta and Esther, and their husbands Joe Smith, and Murray Russell
Andrew's sister Elinor served as secretary for Go-Ye Fellowship. This was taken in Aug., 1954.
Son Hubert with his accordian. Hubert was an evangelist and missionary. He was involved with Youth for Christ, played the piano for Billy Graham crusades, preached for Navigators conferences, started Christians in Govt. in Chicago and Los Angeles and wrote the music for the hymn "He Giveth More Grace". He wrote the book about phone evangelism, Putting Your Faith on the Line.
Hubert's wife Helen and one of their children, with Andrew's mother Martha on the left and her sister Samantha on the right.
The Mitchell family in the Redwood forest of Northern California.
Hubert's wife Helen Pomeroy Mitchell with son David
Andrew and Sadie's daughters Helen and Jean in Los Angeles
Andrew, Jennie and family in the 1920s at their home in Los Angeles. The entire Go-Ye Fellowship Prayer Garden was filled with vegetation and beautiful rocks used for retaining walls, planters, little pools, water fountain, small prayer chapel, and a 2-story chimney on the larger chapel.
Andrew and Jennie and with daughters Esther, Marietta and Jean
Andrew and Sadie's son Bryant in the mid 1920s
Andrew's children in the mountains around Los Angeles
Andrew and daughter Jean
Bryant's LIFE Bible College photo. Bryant was at UCLA, pre-med, but decided to go into the ministry and transferred to LIFE Bible College.
Andrew, Jennie, Esther, Marietta and Jean
Hubert Mitchell and his wife Helen Pomeroy Mitchell, 1920s
Helen Pomeroy Mitchell, Hubert's wife, at LIFE Bible College
Helen and Jean Mitchell in India
Bryant and Lola Lee Raney's wedding at Angelus Temple, Aimee Semple McPherson officiating
Bryant and Lola Lee Raney in the late 1920s
Helen and Jean Mitchell at their mother Sadie's grave in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles
Helen Mitchell with her musical saw
Jean Mitchell with her musical saw
Bryant, Helen, Jean and Hubert on board a ship in the 1940s seeing someone off to the mission field.
Esther and her husband Murray Russell
Hubert and Rachel Mitchell
Daughter Jean and Kaare Wilhelmsen's wedding in the Carey Baptist Church, Kolkata, India, 1949
Andrew and Sadie's son Hubert, and his new bride Rachel. Dawson Trotman of the Navigators, far right, performed the ceremony in 1944.
Daughter Helen and husband David Morken on their wedding day
David and Helen Morken with daughter
David and Helen Morken
Marietta and Esther Mitchell
Rachel Edvardsen Mitchell, Hubert's second wife after Helen passed away in Sumatra. Rachel was a missionary in India. Hubert and Rachel had two children.
Andrew and Jennie's daughter Marietta and her husband Joe Smith
Kaare and Jean Wilhelmsen with children Bryant and Hubert with Jennie and Andrew Mitchell
Andrew with daughter Jean
August, 1950, Mitchell, Russell, Smith meal in the back yard of the family compound on Waterloo St. A.E. Mitchell on far left.
Andrew and Jennie's daughter Esther Mitchell Russell
Andrew and Jennie's daughter Marietta and husband Joe Smith
Joy Mitchell and Aunt Suzanne, Andrew's sister
Hubert and his Aunt Eva (Andrew's sister) in the Go-Ye Prayer Garden with the Victory Vase in the background
Andrew playing the autoharp with grandchildren
Ladies of the family at the family retreat in 1957. From the top, Elinor, Andrew's sister, Lola Lee, Bryant's wife, Rachel, Hubert's wife, Helen, Jean, Marietta and Esther
Andrew and Sadie's sons Hubert and Bryant at a family reunion, 1957
Laughter at the 1957 family reunion
Jennie Mitchell on her birthday with the grandchildren in June, 1957
Esther Mitchell Russell leading children in the family in songs in the Go-Ye Prayer Garden chapel.
Andrew and Jennie with Jean and Esther and a grandchild
Andrew's sisters Suzanne, Eva and Elinor. They all worked in the administration of Go-Ye Fellowship and the plaque ministry at the Mitchell family compound.
Andrew with his sisters Eva and Elinor
Andrew and Jennie with a little descendant, Sept., 1957
Jennie Clay Mitchell
The dinner table at the Mitchell family home as described in Esther's story at the top of this page.
Jean with two Biola Univ. students. Jean spoke at Biola several times and attended Biola.
Andrew and Sadie's son Hubert Mitchell - 1907-1995
Andrew and Sadie's son Hubert Mitchell
Andrew and Sadie's son Bryant Mitchell in his office at the Open Bible Churches, Des Moines, IA. Bryant was the President, and also the Director of Missions
Bryant's wife Lola Lee was a teacher and evangelist with the Open Bible Churches
Andrew and Sadie's son, R. Bryant Mitchell 1905-1997
Jennie with Hubert, Helen and Marietta
Andrew and Sadie's daughter Jean and her family...husband Kaare Wilhelmsen, and sons Hubert (L) and Bryant (R), 1961
Kaare and Jean Wilhelmsen leading songs in a Go-Ye Fellowship service with Andrew on autoharp
Andrew and Jennie with a little descendant, early 1960s
Nellie Murdock, Jennie's sister, Andrew and Jennie in Brazil, early 1960s
Andrew and Jennie on the the stairs leading to the Go-Ye Prayer Garden
Andrew and Jennie's daughter Marietta Mitchell Smith, missionary to India
Andrew and Sadie's daughter Helen Mitchell Morken with her husband David Morken. David was a pastor, evangelist, and they were missionaries in several countries. David preached at evangelistic conferences for Youth for Christ, Billy Graham, and the Navigators. Click on the image to see David's full bio.
Kaare and Jean Wilhelmsen at Jean's mother Sadie's grave, Los Angeles
Andrew and Sadie's son Hubert played the piano for Billy Graham crusades internationally and wrote the music for the hymn "He Giveth More Grace". To hear the hymn click Hubert's photo.
Andrew and Sadie's children, Bryant, Jean, Helen and Hubert singing at the piano in the home they grew up in, 1307 Waterloo St., Los Angeles.
Kaare Wilhelmsen, Jean Mitchell Wilhelmsen, Lucille Mitchell, Bryant Mitchell, Helen Mitchell Morken, Hubert Mitchell, and his wife Rachel Mitchell. They are in front of their childhood home on Waterloo St., Los Angeles. This is the large Mitchell compound the Mitchell's occupied from the teens to the late 1970s.
The family compound in Los Angeles which housed Andrew's art company and the Go-Ye Fellowship Headquarters. The address is 1307 Waterloo St., Los Angeles.
Brothers - Bryant and Hubert Mitchell
Hubert Mitchell and his wife Rachel
Joe and Marietta Smith.
Bryant with wife Lucille and sister Helen Mitchell Morken
Sisters Marietta and Esther
Andrew's wife Jennie Clay Mitchell. See her biography Jennie and the Song of the Meadowlark, by children Bryant and Marietta, by clicking on her photo.
Andrew and Jennie's daughter Esther Mitchell Russell, back home on Waterloo St. several years ago remembering her growing up years there.
Andrew and Jennie's daughter Esther Mitchell Russell visiting her childhood home
Esther's story about growing up in the Mitchell home, written for the 75th anniversary of Go-Ye Fellowship. Click the image to download Esther's article.
A.E. Mitchell's son Bryant and wife Lucille Mitchell in Park City, UT, 1997
Bryant Mitchell park at New Hope College in Eugene, OR. Bryant, granddaughter Lori, wife Lucille, sister Esther and her husband Murray Russell
