HAROLD & LOIS ALLMAN

1. What years did you quiz?
   I did not quiz.
2. With what church did you participate?
   I assisted the New Brighton, Pennsylvania local quiz team and served as Pittsburgh Conference Co-director for over 20 years.
3. What were the highlights of your quizzing years?
   The many trips with quizzers and time spent just getting to know them.
4. Did you receive any other special quizzing awards? If so, what?
   I received plaques from the Northeast Region and the Pittsburgh Conference at time of my retirement from serving as the Pittsburgh Conference Director.
5. What was your favorite scripture? Why?
   I John 3:16-18 always reminds and convicts me that love must be expressed by action.
6. How did quizzing affect you as a teen?
   I did not quiz as a teen
7. What difference has quizzing made in your life to this day?
   As a Conference Director, I was privileged to meet people from all over the country who shared a passion for the Word of God. Hearing the testimonies of both quizzers and adults was an encouragement and reminder of the great work God can perform in ordinary people and how he can use them to advance His Kingdom and His Gospel. I count it a blessing to know former quizzers who are now pastors, missionaries, church leaders, etc. The people not only memorized the Word, but also heeded and obeyed its teaching.
8. What ministries are you currently doing? How are you presently active in serving the Lord?
   I have served as Delegate to General Conference 2003, Delegate to Pittsburgh annual conference for many years, and Secretary of local board of administration. I also teach an adult Sunday School class and participate on the praise & worship team.

1. What years did you quiz?
   I quizzed in 1965, but did not go to any competitions.
2. Where and for what church did you quiz?
   New Brighton (PA) Free Methodist Church
3. What were the highlights of your quizzing years?
   Highlights for me included taking teams to Nationals and just the week-to-week adventure of coaching a team and working with the youth. I enjoyed interpreting the scripture to many teens, some of which had no former training in the scriptures, and to see their hearts and minds change. Watching our own children quiz and staying up late to hear them quote chapters was one of my fondest memories.
4. Did you or your team win any championships? If so, what and when?
   I was never taken to any competitions, but some teams I coached received various levels of rewards and honors.
5. Did you receive any other special quizzing awards? If so, what?
   Upon our retirement , I received (along with my co-director husband Harold) a plaque from our regional Director and then at Conference Finals an engraved clock from our coaches.
6. What was your favorite scripture? Why?
   Hebrews 12:2-3 was my favorite because keeping my eyes fixed on Jesus has been so important in helping me keep focused in the challenges of ministry and life in general.
7. What difference has quizzing made in your life to this day?
   These years of ministry in quizzing have helped me to love God's Word and to desire to share the reality of Christ in my life with others. To see the lives of teenagers changed and to watch leaders emerge has been more rewarding than I can express.
8. Are you presently involved in Bible quizzing in any way or have you since you were a quizzer? If so, how?
   I am not presently involved, but earlier I had more than 20 years of coaching and directing at the conference level.
9. What ministries are you currently doing? How are you presently active in serving the Lord?
   I serve as Adult Ministries Director, member of praise team, children's teacher in midweek, member of leadership team, officer in WMI, and the Pittsburgh Conference Missions Coordinator.