Sharing the Load: The First State Overseers

When the sixth General Assembly met in Cleveland, Tennessee, January 3-8, 1911, the Church of God had grown to fifty-eight churches, 107 ministers, and 1,855 members. Despite this growth, General Overseer A.J. Tomlinson expressed disappointment. Tomlinson lamented to the delegates that the more recent increase “has not been as great as we had hoped and […]