Missions -Go-Ye Fellowship
A.E. and Jennie Mitchell founded Go-Ye Fellowship in 1932 in Los Angeles. Go-Ye Fellowship began as a missions-themed Sunday School class at evangelist Paul Rader’s church. The first photo in the gallery below is a photo of that class. (Andrus Merritt for whom the Victory Vase is dedicated is on the second row, second from right. He was also on the Board of Go-Ye Fellowship.)
Andrew and Jennie traveled all over the world (India, Japan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Egypt, Trinidad, Brazil, Europe, the Holy Land, etc.), mainly visiting their missionary children and working with them for weeks at a time, going door-to-door evangelizing and distributing plaques and tracts. In the last few years of Andrew’s life he, Jennie and Jennie’s sister Nellie went as missionaries to Brazil. To the right is a photo of Andrew looking out over Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The Go-Ye Fellowship sent missionaries starting in the 1930s. Andrew carved their names on the tiny prayer chapel door in the Go-Ye Prayer Garden at the family compound. (photo below). The Go-Ye Fellowship held services in the family “Prayer Garden”, and special speakers included Louis Zamperini, subject of the book and movie “Unbroken”, missionary Dick Hillis, Corrie ten Boom, evangelist Jack Wyrtzen, missionary “Borneo Bob” Williams, Paul Fleming, evangelist Andrew Gih, ex-monk Dr. Walter Montano, missionary Bob Hammond, missionary-linguist Cameron Townsend, missionary Hans Wilhelm, missonary Albert Reiton, theologian Charles Fuller, Dr. Mary Stone and others.
Go-Ye Fellowship published newsletters, tracts and books, and Andrew sent rubber molds for his plaques
all over the world so missionaries could make plaster plaques for ministry.
For foreign language plaques the missionaries would send him the words for the plaque and he would draw
a design, and then send it back for a craftsman to carve it in clay in order to make a rubber mold. To see the foreign language plaques see the bottom of the “Plaques” section.
Go-Ye Fellowship still exists today and is now called GlobalGrace.
The first Go-Ye Fellowship class at Paul Rader's Los Angeles church, originally called the Courier Class. Jennie Mitchell in the inset. Andrew and Jennie's missions organization started from this Sunday School class in 1932.
The Go-Ye Courier Class card - the class that was the foundation for "Go-Ye Fellowship", founded in 1932
Siblings Bryant, Helen, Jean and Hubert possibly seeing Jean off to the mission field on a ship in the Los Angeles Harbor.
An invitation to a missionary rally
David and Helen Morken, 1941, in Sumatra
Mitchell Family home and Go-Ye Fellowship headquarters and Prayer Garden. A.E. Mitchell's sister's home is on the right. Her back yard was part of the compound and where the Victory Vase stood.
This is the home about ten years later. A.E. Mitchell Art Co was headquartered here and two workshops were in back.
Go-Ye Fellowship members gathered around the Victory Vase.
Jack Wyrtzen visits Go-Ye Fellowship in the 1940s. Read more about Jack by clicking on the photo.
Go-Ye Fellowship event attendee, 1950s
Go-Ye Fellowship event attendees, 1950s
Go-Ye Fellowship event attendee, 1950s
Go-Ye Fellowship event attendees, 1950s
Go-Ye Fellowship event attendees in the chapel, 1950s
Go-Ye Fellowship event attendees in the chapel, 1950s. They outgrew the chapel so started to hold services outside. Note A.E. Mitchell's art on the walls.
One of the Go-Ye Fellowship outdoor services in the Go-Ye Garden
A Go-Ye Fellowship gathering, 1950s. The chapel in back is still there.
Map by A.E. Mitchell from a Go-Ye Fellowship publication
The first Go-Ye missionary, Forest Forbes (right) with Thompson Eade, artist with Andrew Mitchell at Angelus Temple for Aimee Semple McPherson. His daughter is still living, and enjoys sending archives to us.
These are Go-Ye Fellowship missionary names Andrew carved on the wooden door of the time prayer chapel in the Go-Ye Fellowship Garden (the Mitchell family compound). This door has been replaced, and it is not known where this is.
Newspaper notice about Louis Zamperini (of the book and movie Unbroken) speaking at a Go-Ye Fellowship service.
"Bornea Bob" Williams was a friend of the organization. Notice of a welcome home banquet in his honor.
Dr. Mary Stone was a speaker for a Go-Ye Sunday service. Click on her photo for bio.
Go-Ye Fellowship class in the chapel in the Go-Ye/Mitchell family compound, 1955
Missionary "Borneo Bob" send off from Go-Ye Fellowship
Go-Ye Digest. There were at least two publications produced by Go-Ye Fellowship.
The small prayer chapel in the Go-Ye Fellowship Prayer Garden on the Mitchell family compound
Inside the round prayer chapel in the Go-Ye Fellowship Prayer Garden. Giants of the faith (Chuck Smith, Jack Hayford, Corrie ten Boom, etc.) and Mitchell family members have prayed here.
Andrew and Sadie's daughter Jean Wihelmsen in front, brother Hubert at left and her husband Kaare in back. There is a plaque embedded in the fireplace. Notice all of Andrew's plaques hanging in the back, and all the paintings are his. Go-Ye Fellowship would hold Sunday afternoon services here and in the yard when there was overflow. This chapel was part of the Mitchell family compound
Hubert and Bryant Mitchell outside of the Go-Ye Fellowship chapel on the family compound, Echo Park, Los Angles.
Go-Ye Fellowship service attendees leaving after a service. The Victory Vase is seen in the background.
Corrie ten Boom on the platform of a Go-Ye Fellowship service in the Prayer Garden with Jennie and Andrew.
Go-Ye Fellowship Sunday afternoon outdoor service
Newspaper story about Andrew and Jennie leaving for India, 1949
Andrew and Jennie in India
Andrew and Jennie in India with a local friend
Jean and Kaare Wilhelmsen on an elephant in India
Jean and Kaare Wilhelmsen in India, 1948
Newsletter from Andrew and Jennie Mitchell on their around-the-world trip, 1955
Andrew Mitchell in Tibet
Andrew in India
Andrew in Trinidad playing his autoharp
Andrew in India with famed mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, first to reach Mt. Everest's summit, along with Edmund Hillary. Click the photo to read more about Tenzing.
"India Now" Go-Ye Fellowship Newsletter with Andrew's art
Andrew in India at a Hundu temple
Jean and Kaare Wilhelmsen and sons in Kashmir retracing the journey Jean and sister-in-law Rachel made to Kashmir
Andrew in India
Andrew and Jennie return from India - newspaper article from 5/26/1950
Tokyo Bound - newspaper article from 3/31/1951
Church in Afghanistan A.E.'s daughter Jean and husband Kaare Wilhelmsen, along with A.E.'s daughter Helen and husband David Morken. This is the day the church was being torn down by order of the government.
Church in Afghanistan - workers destroying the church by order of the government. the story goes, that the ladies were passing out refreshments to the workers. (Jean Mitchell Wilhelmsen and Helen Mitchell Morken)
Andrew and Jennie with Bishop Athanasius of the Mar Thoma Syrian Christian Church in India
Andrew teaching from his course The School of the Cross, Trinidad
Andrew and Jennie with the course The School of the Cross in Trinidad
Andrew and Jennie with Kaare and Jean and the staff and students of the Open Bible Institute, Trinidad
This still is from a video showing missionary Spencer Jones giving Andrew a rock with his offering in Trinidad with Jennie, daughter Jean, and Spencer's son. The rocks were taken back to the Go-Ye Prayer Garden and installed on the property.
Jennie Mitchell and Jean Mitchell Wilhelmsen holding rocks with offering while Andrew plays the autoharp in Trinidad
Jennie and Andrew Mitchell in Trinidad with church member giving his offering with a rock
Baptism service in Trinidad
Jean and Kaare Wilhelmsen at the church in Trinidad
Family members returned from the mission field in 1957 for "Mitchell Day" at Church of the Open Door
Andrew and Jennie Mitchell with Kaare and Jean Wilhelmsen at the Open Bible Institute, Trinidad
Hubert Mitchell in Pakistan
This is Andrew's paste-up for a Go-Ye Fellowship newsletter.
A.E. Mitchell drawing - Borneo
Go-Ye Attitude Towards World Events Go-Ye Digest page 1 of 2
Go-Ye Attitude Towards World Events Go-Ye Digest page 2 of 2
If you click on this image of the Go-Ye Challenge Newsletter, you will be able to download several issues from the 1940s.
This is a 1944 article explaining the purpose of Go-Ye Fellowship.
David and Helen Mitchell - Sumatra newspaper article page 1 of 2
David and Helen Mitchell - Sumatra newspaper article page 2 of 2
Andrew with a friend in Brazil
Go-Ye Fellowship members in front of the large chapel in the Prayer Garden, 1960
Andrew praying for someone in Brazil. Mainly they were in the Sao Paulo area.
Andrew and Jennie in Brazill
Andrew and son-in-law Kaare Wilhelmsen in Brazil
Andrew and Jennie in Brazil
Jennie holding up one of Andrew's plaques and speaking to people in Belo Horizonte.
Andrew giving a chalk talk outside ff
1960, Baptist World Congress in Brazil. From left to right: Jim Wallis, Rev. Walter Kaschel, Brazilian Baptist pastor, was interpreter for Billy Graham, A.E. Mitchell, Billy Graham, Hubert Mitchell, Clovis Salviano, Brazilian business man, member of YFC Board, and Editor/Publisher of VIDA magazine, Brazil's YFC Youth magazine.
1960, Baptist World Congress in Brazil. From left to right: Jim Wallis, Rev. Walter Kaschel, Brazilian Baptist pastor, was interpreter for Billy Graham, A.E. Mitchell, Billy Graham, Hubert Mitchell, Clovis Salviano, Brazilian business man, member of YFC Board, and Editor/Publisher of VIDA magazine, Brazil's YFC Youth magazine. Click on the photo and hear Billy Graham's address at this conference.
Andrew overlooking the city of Sao Paulo, early 1960s.
Andrew, Jennie and Jennie's sister Nellie in Brazil. They were in Belo Horizonte.
Andrew, Jennie and Jennie's sister Nellie in Brazil.
Andrew talking with daughter Jean in Brazil about his life story.
Andrew, Jennie, Nellie the Wilhelmsen family and friends in Trinidad or Brazil.
Letter from Andrew and Jennie regarding their missionary work in Brazil
Andrew on the Grande River in Brazil, early 1960s
Andrew, Jennie, Nellie and assistant Carol Jackson in Brazil, early 1960s
Andrew holding plans for perhaps the plaque workshop construction (?), Brazil, early 1960s
Andrew and Jennie in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jennie Mitchell with good friend Corrie ten Boom
Go Ye New Flash - Memorial Issue of the Go-Ye Fellowship newsletter after Jennie Mitchell's death in 1978. Click on the image to download the issue (PDF).
Bryant in Pakistan
Andrew featured on the cover of the Go-Ye Challenge magazine playing his harp with his grandchildren
Go Ye Challenge magazine, 1998. Click on the image to download the cover story pages (PDF).
The Go-Ye Fellowship office in 2017. Family and staff gathered to organize the archives. That is Andrew's grandson David Mitchell and long-time staff member Stephanie.
David holding a photo of Paul Rader holding him when he was a baby, and his parents, Hubert and Rachel Mitchell. Go-Ye Fellowship office, 2017.