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Originally Posted by ChicagoPastor
He is Church of God...I don't think he's tied to Brownsville at all.
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JF was raised COG and his father was COG - His whole family was COG and he was the TOP COG evangelist when he took this small Congregational Holiness Church in Gainesville, GA after the death of their pastor. He surrendered his COG licence and is credentiled with the CH. Free Chapel is an over 50 year old CH Congregaton - it is NOT COG and is NOT independent.
The Church - Free Chapel Worship Center is IN a small pentecostal denomination - The Congregational Holiness Church. FCWC was founded as a CH church and will always be a CH church.
http://www.chchurch.com/
This is from the Free Chapel web site:
This is a brief history of Free Chapel Worship Center.
our history
1953 J.C. (Jake) Norris began a new work in the Lord. In early July he and 10 - 15 other believers rented space in a skating rink on Atlanta Highway in Gainesville, Georgia. The church remained at this location for approximately two years.
1955 With a membership of approximately 35, a decision was made to build a church building. With mostly volunteers, comprised of members and non-members, a building was erected on Keith Circle in Gainesville. The church remained at this location for approximately 15 years.
During this period, there were several pastors: Louis Bragg, Walter Smith, Ben Tapp, and Blanche Lancaster, who served in the interim until Roy Wellborn was chosen as pastor.
1970 On Mother's Day, the first service was held in a new facility built on Brown's Bridge Road in Gainesville. The church grew to a membership of approximately 250 and remained in this location for approximately 20 years.
1989 Jentezen Franklin was selected senior pastor to succeed Pastor Wellborn.
1992 The church moved to McEver Road in Gainesville. Here the congregation has grown from 300 to over 5,000.
1996 Property was purchased across McEver Road for expansion.
1999 154 acres was purchased on McEver road for expansion.
2002 Ground Breaking Ceremony at the new property.
2004 (September) - Moved in to new worship facility debt free - 3700 seats.
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