Bill E. Smith (1926–2019)

His college education at Harding College (University), Searcy, Arkansas, and graduate work at Freed-Hardeman in Henderson, Tennessee. His church of Christ pulpit ministry began in Johnson, Arkansas in 1950, and continued in Antlers and Holdenville, Oklahoma, Rogers, Arkansas; Northside in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Britton Road, Cherokee Hills, Drexel and North MacArthur in Oklahoma City. Throughout his ministry he held hundreds of Gospel Meetings across the states. Because of their passion for missions, Bill and Joanne volunteered for mission trips to several locations including Canada, Germany and New Zealand. His passion for teaching led him to author numerous books and workbooks that focused on stewardship and other Biblical principles. He formed Helm Publishers, thus reaching millions of people all over the world through this ministry.