Dean Albritton has
partnered with her husband Walter in Christian ministry since 1953. For many of
those years she enjoyed teaching in Sunday School classes and small groups.
Since retirement she and Walter have been members of Saint James United
Methodist Church in Montgomery. She grew up in Wetumpka, Alabama, graduating
from Wetumpka High School in 1950.
As a child Dean attended the First Baptist Church
in Wetumpka where she was baptized at age 12. Later she found new life in
Christ through the ministry of E. Stanley Jones during an Ashram in 1960. Since
then the Bible has been her favorite book. She also enjoys reading historical
novels and mysteries.
Inspired by the teaching of her friend Estelle
Carver, Dean became a gifted teacher of the holy scriptures. Out of the pain
and joy of her own life, she relates the promises of God to the ordinary
experiences of life.
Poetry has been a delightful outlet
for Dean to express her rich insights about life. In her book, The Yellow
Butterfly (available from Amazon.com), she shares some of her spiritual
discoveries in poetry and prose, insights growing out of her faith journey.
Mother of five sons, 12 grandchildren
and 15 great grandchildren, Dean became deeply committed to missionary outreach
during a trip around the world visiting United Methodist missionary work in 26
countries. She has served on Mission Work Teams in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Africa. She and her husband have
made three trips to Zambia, the last one when she was 80 years old.
Dean and her husband Walter, now pastor emeritus of Saint James
Church, live at The Cabin in Elmore County near Wetumpka, AL.
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