“There was something incomplete in us until Homer touched our lives.” That line was uttered at Homer’s funeral service by his good friend and pastor, R.T. Williams, Jr. Homer and Wilma Cole have helped complete the work of God in countless lives down through the history of OKC First Church. They were introduced to our church in 1955 after a friend invited them to one of R.T. Williams’ hymn concerts. The “Singing Pastor” led this couple into the life of our church, where they attended regularly, tithed, and were active in the daily life of the church.

By nature a shy and private person, Wilma is generous in every way with her time, money and love. There is no way to tell of all of the ways she has gifted our congregation, as her giving is usually anonymous. We do know that the Cole’s have left a legacy for our church, as they have been major benefactors for OKC First Church of the Nazarene. When Homer died, Wilma contributed funds for building the Homer Cole Education Wing. She also furnished the new organ and grand pianos for the sanctuary. Over the years she has made major contributions to the Church Building Fund.

In 1986, Wilma gifted the church valuable property as part of her estate. The proceeds of its sale were able to pay in full all existing indebtedness on the property of the church, make a significant contribution to the Vision 2000 Master Plan for Expansion, and to endow a fund known as the “Wilma Cole Music Fund.” The income of this fund continues to help maintain our organ and pianos, purchase music for services, as well as provide music scholarships.

Wilma loved music, and from the “Singing Pastor” until now has allowed our church to experience the very best during our times of worship. Homer passed away in June of 1975, leaving a void in both in Wilma’s heart and in the life of our church. Wilma continued attending OKC First until a stroke limited her ability to worship with us. In September of 2006, Wilma went home to be with the Lord. In her passing, Wilma continued to leave a significant imprint on OKC First Church as she gifted yet another substantial piece of property earmarked specifically for construction of an additional facility to be used for increased ministry in the life of our church. You can see the beginning of the plans for a new facility on our campus on Northwest Expressway on our website. We thank the Lord for Homer and Wilma’s continued faithfulness to God and are forever grateful for their service and generosity to OKC First Church.