Pat Bell has been church secretary of the Arthur Evangelical Free Church since April 1, 2002, but has been attending the church since 1974, and joined as a member around 1980.  Pat grew up in Ida Grove and moved to Arthur in 1975 with her husband, Jon.  In 2006 they moved to an acreage about a mile north of Arthur.

In addition to being secretary, Pat is also helps with the 3rd and 4th grade girls in Awana, teaches the Kindergarten and First Grade Sunday School class, plays piano for Sunday School, and works on the PowerPoint presentations for the Sunday Morning Worship Services.  She works in the Resource Room at the Odebolt-Arthur Middle School as a para-educator and is also the library director at the Arthur Public Library.

Other family members include:

• Tim, wife Jen, and  daughter, Madison, from North Sioux City, SD
• Jenni and husband Aaron, and daughter Anna and son Garrett, who live in Ames, IA
• Katie and husband Harold, and daughter Kaylee who live in Readlyn, IA
• Daniel and wife Jessica, who live in Vermillion, SD
• Samson the big brown dog, plus 5 spoiled cats