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William Branham stated that he was the assistant pastor at the Missionary Baptist Church in Jeffersonville, Indiana and that he served under the direction of Dr. Roy E. Davis, the pastor, who also ordained him. | |||
Because of a dispute of the ordination of women, William Branham left his position as assistant pastor and started holding meetings on his own in 1933. This is confirmed both by Douglas Weaver in his book, ''The Healer-Prophet'', and by Owen Jorgensen in his book, ''Supernatural - the Life of William Branham, Book 2'' | |||
According to Douglas Weaver in his book, ''The Healer-Prophet'', '''Roy E. Davis''' was the pastor of the '''First Baptist Pentecostal Church''' in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Roy Davis' church was '''not''' a Missionary Baptist Church as indicated by William Branham but was a "''Holy Ghost church where they worship God in Spirit and not in fleshly denominations''" (See ''Jeffersonville Evening News'', 10 June 1933, 4:7). | According to Douglas Weaver in his book, ''The Healer-Prophet'', '''Roy E. Davis''' was the pastor of the '''First Baptist Pentecostal Church''' in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Roy Davis' church was '''not''' a Missionary Baptist Church as indicated by William Branham but was a "''Holy Ghost church where they worship God in Spirit and not in fleshly denominations''" (See ''Jeffersonville Evening News'', 10 June 1933, 4:7). | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*Jorgensen, O., ''Supernatural: the Life of William Branham, Book Two: The Young Man and His Desperation (1933-1946)'', Tucson Tabernacle Books, 1994 | |||
*Lindsay, G. (Editor), ''The Voice of Healing'', Vol.3, No. 7, Voice of Healing, Inc., October, 1950 | |||
*Weaver, C.D., ''The Healer-Prophet'', Mercer University Press, 2000 | *Weaver, C.D., ''The Healer-Prophet'', Mercer University Press, 2000 | ||