en <![CDATA[Ulster Worldly]]> https://ulsterworldly.com Anchor Podcasts Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:24:32 GMT Tim Hopper The podcast of UlsterWorldly.com, a blog about the history of Presbyterianism. episodic Tim Hopper podcasts9+8bc1904@anchor.fm false <![CDATA[Hopper Siblings Oral History 4: College Years]]> My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.

In part 4, they discuss their college years and the challenges of being a missionary kid back in USA.

]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ulsterworldly/episodes/Hopper-Siblings-Oral-History-4-College-Years-e1t6svi af1f5de6-7bca-42f0-b60d-2cd22351a42d Sat, 07 Jan 2023 21:26:46 GMT <p>My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.</p> <p>In part 4, they discuss their college years and the challenges of being a missionary kid back in USA.</p> no 00:55:42 full My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church… <![CDATA[Hopper Siblings Oral History 3: Furlough and Korea Christian Academy]]> My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.

In part 3, they discuss their furlough trips in the USA and boarding school at Korean Christian Academy.

]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ulsterworldly/episodes/Hopper-Siblings-Oral-History-3-Furlough-and-Korea-Christian-Academy-e1t6qcg 4df0f374-b9d3-4a9d-8f09-ab169ef5032b Sat, 07 Jan 2023 19:36:46 GMT <p>My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.</p> <p>In part 3, they discuss their furlough trips in the USA and boarding school at Korean Christian Academy.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ulsterworldly.com/hoppers/joe-b/mission-to-korea/">Mission to Korea</a> - Memoir of Joe B. Hopper</li> <li><a href="https://homeofpeace.com/">Home of Peace</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pueblo_(AGER-2">Pueblo Incident</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.missionhaven.net/">Mission Haven</a></li> <li><a href="https://homeofpeace.com/">House of Peace</a></li> </ul> no 01:26:47 full My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church… <![CDATA[Hopper Siblings Oral History 2: Medical Care, Mission Work, and Summers on Jirisan]]> My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju (Chonju), South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.

In part 2, they discuss their medical care in Korea, their father’s mission work, and summers on Jirisan (Chidisan).

]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ulsterworldly/episodes/Hopper-Siblings-Oral-History-2-Medical-Care--Mission-Work--and-Summers-on-Jirisan-e1t6kb5 5c586604-68d5-41e2-803c-ab8644716721 Sat, 07 Jan 2023 15:53:59 GMT <p>My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju (Chonju), South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.</p> <p>In part 2, they discuss their medical care in Korea, their father’s mission work, and summers on Jirisan (Chidisan).</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ulsterworldly.com/hoppers/joe-b/mission-to-korea/">Mission to Korea</a> - Memoir of Joe B. Hopper</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeonju">Jeonju, Korea</a></li> <li><a href="https://ulsterworldly.com/people/joe-b.-hopper">Joe B. Hopper bio</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taejon_Christian_International_School">Korea Christian Academy</a></li> <li><a href="https://ulsterworldly.com/post/ministry-to-korean-lepers/">Ministry to Korean Lepers</a></li> </ul> no 01:06:30 full My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju (Chonju), South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern… <![CDATA[Hopper Siblings Oral History 1: Childhood in Korea]]> My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.

]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ulsterworldly/episodes/Hopper-Siblings-Oral-History-1-Childhood-in-Korea-e1t5sue 15409747-d709-48c6-ae4c-bcbc12828001 Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:59:46 GMT <p>My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://congo.ulsterworldly.com/memoriesofcongo">Memories of Congo</a> - Memoir of Hershey Longenecker</li> <li><a href="https://ulsterworldly.com/hoppers/joe-b/mission-to-korea/">Mission to Korea</a> - Memoir of Joe B. Hopper</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeonju">Jeonju, Korea</a></li> <li><a href="https://ulsterworldly.com/people/joseph-hopper">Joseph Hopper bio</a></li> <li><a href="https://ulsterworldly.com/people/joe-b.-hopper">Joe B. Hopper bio</a></li> <li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taejon_Christian_International_School">Korea Christian Academy</a></p></li> </ul> no 01:20:58 full My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church… <![CDATA[Oral History with Rev. David Okken about the OPC Mission in Uganda]]> Mr. Matthew Ezzell interviews Rev. David Okken about his 17 years on the mission field in Karamoja, Uganda with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Recorded on June 10, 2021 at Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC.

]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ulsterworldly/episodes/Oral-History-with-Rev--David-Okken-about-the-OPC-Mission-in-Uganda-e19vnt5 5c286ee6-e608-42f8-9a4d-53ea7b5c1368 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:10:32 GMT <p>Mr. Matthew Ezzell interviews Rev. David Okken about his 17 years on the mission field in Karamoja, Uganda with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Recorded on June 10, 2021 at Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC.</p> no 01:37:11 full Mr. Matthew Ezzell interviews Rev. David Okken about his 17 years on the mission field in Karamoja, Uganda with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Recorded on June 10, 2021 at Shiloh Presbyterian… <![CDATA[Steve Bowman interviews Joe Hopper about William Linton]]> William Linton served as a missionary in Korea from 1912 to 1960. Linton's grand-son-in-law interviewed Joe Hopper (missionary from 1948 to 1986) in the 1980s about his memories of the Lintons.

]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ulsterworldly/episodes/Steve-Bowman-interviews-Joe-Hopper-about-William-Linton-epjv6l d7303d50-169c-4345-894e-0b563276d648 Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:48:55 GMT <p>William Linton served as a missionary in Korea from 1912 to 1960. Linton's grand-son-in-law interviewed Joe Hopper (missionary from 1948 to 1986) in the 1980s about his memories of the Lintons.</p> no 00:18:52 full William Linton served as a missionary in Korea from 1912 to 1960. Linton's grand-son-in-law interviewed Joe Hopper (missionary from 1948 to 1986) in the 1980s about his memories of the Lintons. <![CDATA[ Mr. Culvern interviews J. Hershey Longenecker about his missionary career ]]> Note: The audio quality is bad at first, but it gets better as the video progresses.

J. Hershey Longenecker, born May 23, 1889, was a Southern  Presbyterian missionary in the town of Luebo in what is now called the  Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1917 to 1950. Sometime after his  retirement, he was interviewed about his time in Africa. In the  interview, he discusses a whole variety of matters, including Witch  Doctors, Crocodiles, Hippopotamuses, Cannibals, Missionary Life,  Handwriting, and Albert Schweitzer.

Find out more about J. Hershey Longenecker at ulsterworldly.com/people/hershey-longenecker.

]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ulsterworldly/episodes/Mr--Culvern-interviews-J--Hershey-Longenecker-about-his-missionary-career-e32ek5 c81628e7-bec3-37a7-d0bf-446871fadaa4 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 18:07:26 GMT <p><em>Note: The audio quality is bad at first, but it gets better as the video progresses.</em></p> <p>J. Hershey Longenecker, born May 23, 1889, was a Southern &nbsp;Presbyterian missionary in the town of Luebo in what is now called the &nbsp;Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1917 to 1950. Sometime after his &nbsp;retirement, he was interviewed about his time in Africa. In the &nbsp;interview, he discusses a whole variety of matters, including Witch &nbsp;Doctors, Crocodiles, Hippopotamuses, Cannibals, Missionary Life, &nbsp;Handwriting, and Albert Schweitzer.</p> <p>Find out more about J. Hershey Longenecker at <a href="https://ulsterworldly.com/people/hershey-longenecker">ulsterworldly.com/people/hershey-longenecker</a>.</p> no 00:36:54 4 1 full Note: The audio quality is bad at first, but it gets better as the video progresses. J. Hershey Longenecker, born May 23, 1889, was a Southern &nbsp;Presbyterian missionary in the town of Luebo… <![CDATA[ Joe Hopper preaching at Montreat Presbyterian on May 20, 1984 ]]> Joe Hopper, missionary to Korea with the PCUSA, preaching  at his home church Montreat Presbyterian (Montreat, NC) on May 20, 1984.


Find out more about Joe at ulsterworldly.com/people/joe-b.-hopper/.

]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ulsterworldly/episodes/Joe-Hopper-preaching-at-Montreat-Presbyterian-on-May-20--1984-e32ei4 247a248f-7c78-e91b-b956-e537cd5a7634 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:58:19 GMT <p>Joe Hopper, missionary to Korea with the PCUSA, preaching &nbsp;at his home church Montreat Presbyterian (Montreat, NC) on May 20, 1984.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Find out more about Joe at <a href="https://ulsterworldly.com/people/joe-b.-hopper/">ulsterworldly.com/people/joe-b.-hopper/</a>.</p> no 00:29:37 3 1 full Joe Hopper, missionary to Korea with the PCUSA, preaching &nbsp;at his home church Montreat Presbyterian (Montreat, NC) on May 20, 1984. Find out more about Joe at… <![CDATA[Life and Ministry with Rev. Irfon Hughes, Part 2]]> In the second part of my interview with Rev. Irfon Hughes, we discuss the completion of his ministry in the north of England, his call to Immanuel Chapel in Massachusetts, the formation of the Bolton Conference and New England Reformed Fellowship, his pastorate in Western Pennsylvania, and his retirement in North Carolina. 

]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ulsterworldly/episodes/Life-and-Ministry-with-Rev--Irfon-Hughes--Part-2-e30m94 c65f145c-4d03-72da-8202-05909ab5abd8 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:02:27 GMT <p>In the second part of my interview with Rev. Irfon Hughes, we discuss the completion of his ministry in the north of England, his call to Immanuel Chapel in Massachusetts, the formation of the Bolton Conference and New England Reformed Fellowship, his pastorate in Western Pennsylvania, and his retirement in North Carolina.&nbsp;</p> no 01:16:45 1 2 full In the second part of my interview with Rev. Irfon Hughes, we discuss the completion of his ministry in the north of England, his call to Immanuel Chapel in Massachusetts, the formation of the… <![CDATA[Life and Ministry with Rev. Irfon Hughes, Part 1]]> In this interview, I sit down with Rev. Irfon Hughes to talk about his early life in Wales, his conversion and call to the ministry, his experience in the Presbyterian Church of Wales, John Murray's advice on how to be reformed, meeting his wife, interactions with Martyn Lloyd-Jones, his early ministry in Wales, and his call to Sheffield, MS. 

]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ulsterworldly/episodes/Life-and-Ministry-with-Rev--Irfon-Hughes--Part-1-e30m89 ba9b143e-369b-abb1-03e6-6043a96ed234 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:57:53 GMT <p>In this interview, I sit down with Rev. Irfon Hughes to talk about his early life in Wales, his conversion and call to the ministry, his experience in the Presbyterian Church of Wales, John Murray's advice on how to be reformed, meeting his wife, interactions with Martyn Lloyd-Jones, his early ministry in Wales, and his call to Sheffield, MS.&nbsp;</p> no 01:01:35 1 1 full In this interview, I sit down with Rev. Irfon Hughes to talk about his early life in Wales, his conversion and call to the ministry, his experience in the Presbyterian Church of Wales, John Murray's…