Excerpts  from

"Directory of Churches, Missions, and Religious Institutions of Tennessee: 

Knox County, Knoxville"

The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, Work Projects Administration

1941

 

CHURCHES OF GOD AND HOLINESS BODIES:

  1. Church of God (1), (2)
  2. Church of God (Tomlinson)
  3. Church of God - Holiness (Colored)
  4. Unassociated  Churches of God
  5. Church of God in Christ, USA (Colored)
  6. Church of God of the Union Assembly, Incorporated
  7. Church of God or Sanctified Church (Colored)
  8. Church of the Living God, The Pillar and Ground of the Truth (Colored)
  9. Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas (Colored)
  10. Full Gospel Bible Mission
  11. Pilgrim Holiness Church

Church of God(1):

Boards, Publications & Institutions:

Name & Location (as of 1941) Name of Executive (as of 1941)

General Ministerial Assembly
Fifth and Chestnut Streets
Anderson, Indiana

Rev. Albert F. Gray
State Assembly
Greeneville, Tennessee		 Rev. Lewis E. Hall, President

Knoxville District:
Rev. Roy W. Potter, District Superintendent.

Status (1941) Name & Location of
Church or Institution		 Date Organized Name of Pastor or Executive (1941)
Active Church of God (Col.)
1021 Yeager St.		 1929 Elder Julius C. Wilber
Active First Church of God
1600 Forestdale Ave.		 1931 Rev. Roy W. Potter

 

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Church of God(2):

Boards, Publications & Institutions:

Name & Location (as of 1941) Name of Executive (as of 1941)

General Assembly
Cleveland, Tennessee

Rev. John H. Walker, General Overseer
Board of Elders Rev. John H. Walker, Chairman
State Convention
Sevierville, Tennessee		 Rev. John C. Jernigan, State Overseer
Church of God Bible Training School
Sevierville, Tennessee		 Rev. Zeno C. Tharpe, Superintendent
Church of God Evangel Rev. Ernest L. Simmons, Editor
Lighted Pathway Mrs. Alta B. Harrison, Editor
Tennessee Tidings Rev. John C. Jernigan, Editor
Church of God Publishing House
Cleveland, Tennessee		 Rev. Ernest L. Simmons
Church of God Orphanage
Cleveland, Tennessee		 Rev. John H. Walker, President

Knoxville District: 
Rev. Earl M. Tapley, District Overseer

Status (1941) Name & Location of
Church or Institution		 Date Organized Name of Pastor or Executive (1941)
Active Church of God
Eighth St. and Hoitt Ave.		 1904 Rev. Earl M. Tapley
Active Church of God
807 S. University Ave.		 1937 Rev. Grady W. Hodges
Active Church of God Tabernacle
265 Speedway, Burlington		 1936 Rev. Charles Taylor
Active Providence Church of God
Solway Road
Rt. 1, Byington		 1909 Rev. Orville I. Baney

Missions:

Status (1941) Name & Location of
Church or Institution		 Date Organized Name of Pastor or Executive (1941)
Active Hendersonville Mission
Solway Road
Rt. 1, Byington		 1938 No regular pastor

 

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