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Rev. William E. Booth-Clibborn

Pentecostal Assemblies of the World

1893 ~ 1969

William and Catherine Booth were the founders of the Salvation Army. When their daughter "Catherine Booth" married Arthur S. Clibborn they changed their names. They and their descendants, beginning with 10 children of their own, would be known as Booth-Clibborn. Arthur and Catherine established the Salvation Army  in both France and Switzerland and also ministered in Holland. But in 1902 they left the Salvation Army and went into independent ministries. Six years later they came into the Pentecostal movement which was just getting started in London.

William E. Booth-Clibborn was the son of Arthur and Catherine Booth-Clibborn. In 1908, at the age of 15, William received the baptism of the Holy Ghost. This life changing experience prompted  William's parents and siblings to also pray for the Baptism. William became the best known of the Booth-Clibborn children, having a worldwide ministry of evangelism and writing. Pentecostal periodicals in the 1920s and 30s carried many of his sermons and articles.  

After William E. Booth-Clibborn accepted the Oneness doctrine and was baptized in Jesus' name, he wrote a song, copywritten in 1921, that is still sung and reveared among all Oneness people today. The song is entitled, "Down From His Glory". The lyrics of the song reveal the powerful revelation that William received during this time. The first verse says, "Down from His glory, ever living story, My God and Savior came, and Jesus was His name, Born in a manger, To His own a stranger, A man of sorrows, tears and agony." The chorus says, "O how I love Him! How I adore Him! My breath, my sunshine, my all in all! The Great Creator became my Savior, And all God's full-ness dwelleth in Him."

Although William E. Booth-Clibborn did not remain with the Oneness movement, he left us a reminder of just how powerful the revelation of the name of Jesus really is.  Meetings he conducted in Australia during the early 1930s helped found several Pentecostal churches. He later founded Immanuel Temple in Portland, Oregon, where he died in 1969.

Rev. Winfred I. Black

United Pentecostal Church International

Some men live a long happy life on earth and hardy make a ripple on life's sea; However, Reverend Winfred Black in his short life's span of fifty-four years made waves that will splash against the shores of time and be felt by men and women for many years. He was a man who let Christ show through him daily. He loved people and people sensed that laove, for it was not just demonstrated from the pulpit, but was part of his everyday life.  In 1926, Brother and Sister Silas Black and their son (Winfred) began attending the mission in St. Louis, Missiour, where Brother Harry Branding was pastor. Even though Winfred was a young boy, Brother Branding was a great influence on his life. It was during these years that the Lord spoke to Brother Branding telling himn that Winfred Black was to help him in the future. After this Brother Branding started calling Winfred "My son in the gospel."

In 1944, Winfred married Aleen Henderson. In that same year he felt his call into the ministry. A year later, he preached his first sermon at a Labor Day Rally in Jackson, Missouri. His sermon was entitled, "Forget Not The Ancient Landmarks."   (under Construction) Audio Recordings of Reverend Winfred I. Black are available in our Audio Library.

Rev. Murray Eugene Burr

Apostolic Ministers Fellowship

1919 ~ 2005

Reverend Murray Burr was born on March 16, 1919 in a small house in Merryville, Louisiana. His parents were Buch amd Mamie Burr. His father was a commercial fisherman. At the age of (21) Brother Burr received the holy Ghost in Jasper, Texas under the ministry of Brother Arthur Sassman. One year later he was ordained into the ministry and the church he pastored was in TexasCity, Texas. It was during this time that he met and proposed to hattie Ellen Welsh. They were married on December 24, 1946 and began pastoring the church in Batson, Texas.

Later, the Burr's moved to Okemah, Oklahoma where their daughter (and only child) Janet was born in 1948. When Janet was three months old they moved back to batson, and built a new church and parsonage.They remained their until 1952, when they moved to Port Arthur, Texas and began pastoring Faith Tabernacle. The church was located at 800 Thomas Boulevard with about 200 members. Many souls came into the kindom of God in that building. A few years later, they relocated the church to 1909 Stadium Road, where the congregation met until 1984. At that time they built a large new sanctuary on highway 69.

Through the years, God has greatly used Brother Burr. Through his anointed literary works, Brother Burr has greatly influenced the course of holiness within the Pentecostal ranks. He was the first editor of the Apostolic Standard, the official organ of the Apostolic Ministers Fellowship which was formed in 1968. Brother Burr was instrumental in the forming of the AMF, and served one term as Chairman in it's early years.

Brother Burr will not only be remembered in history as a warrior, pastor, author, fellow comrade, poet, church planter, and friend, but he will always be thought of as someone who fought for the sovergnty of the local church. After a short illness, Brother Murray E. Burr went home to be with the Lord on October 8, 2005.  Audio Recordings of Elder Murray Burr are available in our Audio Library.

Bishop William Lee Burrel

Pentecostal Assemblies of the World

                  1927 ~ 1995                

Bishop William L. Burrell was born on November 28, 1927 in Moorehead, Mississipi to the union of Rev. George Nathan and Rosie Burrel. William was destined and anointed under the mighty hand of God as a youngster to preach the gospel. He was called to the ministry at the age of (10) and preached his first sermon at the age of (12). During his early adult life, after hearing the message of the fuller truth, William was baptized in Jesus' Name and filled with the precious gift of the Holy Ghost.

On July 22, 1951, William was united in Holy Matrimony to Willi Belle Forte. Twelve children were born to this union. His ministry was elevated to an even higher spiritual level. Elder Burrel became a national evangelist for the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World from 1951 - 1954. He was called to Muskegon Heights, Michigan and became pastor of the Christ Temple apostolic Faith Church on June 2, 1954 where he pastored for 41 years. Bishop Burrel received an Associates in Arts degree, a bachelors and Masters, and a Ph.D. degree in Theology. He also received an Honorary Doctor of divinity from the Wayne Theological Seminary. He instilled a value and importance of education by being an example and encouraging his family and congrgation to pursue higher heights in the Lord and in academics.

His ministry was his life, and Christ Temple was his pride and joy. He never ceased to commune with the Lord under the anointing to study, pray, believe, and preach the gospel. He never swayed from the truth, nor was he swayed by his success, but remained humble. He was a preacher's friend, a caretaker of all prople, a stranger to no one, and a champion for soul winning. He possessed a deep love for the human rights of all people.

The "Bishop Man", fondly called by his children, was known to be a strong, wise and patient man; a man of principal and values. He possessed a sharinf spirit and did not require paybacks. He always bore a beautiful, wide and genuine smile. On September 1, 1995 Bishop Burrel finished his earthly course. Having run a good race and having fought a good fight. He served his generation by the will of God and then fell on sleep.   Audio Recordings of Bishoip Burrell are available in our Audio Library.

 Rev. H.B. Bye

Apostolic Ministers Fellowship

1923 ~ 1991

Reverend H.B. Bye was born on March 21, 1923 to Joseph and Opal Bye. On May 23, 1942 he married Mary Lou Sturgeon. Brother Bye served in the United States Navy, from February 1943 to December 1945.

Brother and Sister Bye's conversion to the Apostolic faith came after they both repented of their sins and were baptized in Jesus' Name. Three weeks later on November 11, 1950, they both received the baptism of the Holy Ghost in Muncie, Indiana, where Brother Richard Martin was pastor.

Brother Bye preached his first revival under a tent in Werrton, West Virginia in 1952. He spent his time helping pastors and preaching revivals in the Muncie area until March of 1955, when he began traveling full time as an evangelist. He was ordained in 1956, at a conference in Muncie, Indiana. Brother Bye traveled to (46) states including Canada, preaching the gospel over a period of (13) years. In March of 1968, he began his pastorate in Joliet, Illinois, and continued there for (23) years, until his death, on March 18, 1991.

Rev. Cloyce Edward Beecham

Apostolic Ministers Fellowship

1930 ~ 2005

Cloyce Edward Beecham was born on October 17, 1930, in Henderson County, Tennessee4, to the late James and robie Jones Beecham.

In the 1950's, he moved his family to Chicago in order to find work. Always a gentleman, he had been raised in the Truth, but he was not living  for God when he went there.  While in Chicago, he gave his life to God. His ministry began while he was in chicago in 1958. He soon returned to Tennessee where he began to evangelize, preaching in many churches in the North and the south. 

He served as pastor for awhile in Oak Lawn, Illinois. For a short while, he was pastor of Browns Pentecostal church and Sardis Pentecostal Church in Henderson County, Tennessee. He resigned his pastoral work to evangelize again in the late 1960's.

About 1972, Elder Beecham assumed the pastorate of the church in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where he served for fourteen years. He left the church in Mississippi because his wife was having health problems and they were responsible for the care of an autistic grandson. He intended to move back to his home in Tennessee and preach out from there and focus on the care of his wife and grandson.

On his way north, he stopped in Oak Grove, Alabama. He agreed to help the church there until they could get another pastor. He began serving there on February 5, 1986. His 'temporary" stay at Oak grove lasted until 1994, when he turned the church over to Pastor Steve Bender.

In 1994, he returned to his home in Tennessee and bought a camper and began to evangelize. He did so, successfully, until health problems slowe him down. He had a short stay helping Elder Mobley in 1995 while he recovered from heart surgery.

In August 1999, Elder Beecham had a large cancer removed from his left arm. For the next year he traveled and preached. After about a year, the cancer returned. Before he could have a second surgery he had to have surgery for an aneurism on the heart artery. This was followed by surgery that resulted in his left arm being removed. Despite all of this, he remained gentle, patient, and meek.

Elder Beecham held ministerial credentials with the Apostolic Ministers Fellowship. He was a charter member of this fellowship since its inception in 1968. A few days before he passed away, he was asked what he wanted for his birthday. His reply, while pointing up, was, "I want to go Home." His wish was granted to him as went home to be with the Lord on October 17, 2005 on his 75th birthday

Rev. G.H. Brown

United Pentecostal Church International

Deceased ~ 1965

G.H. Brown was a well-known minister of the United Pentecostal Church. He first heard the gospel in Benis, Tennessee, when only 17 years od age. He was later filled with the Holy Ghost during a tent revival conducted in Bemis by Brother B.H. Hite.

He worked in the church there for a while, and then moved to Jackson, where he assisted the pastor. On June 10, 1922, he was united in marriage to Carrie Rodgers. He went to Little Rock on October 17, 1922, where he worked with brother R.G. Cook. When Cook resigned the pastorate, Brother Brown continued to take care of the church.

Later Brother Stallones took charge of the church. Brother Brown worked with him, until Brother Stallones left for other fields of labor. Brother Brown continued as pastor of the church until his death.

He was an outstanding official in the United Pentecostal Church and in its predecessors. He served for 28 years as District Superintendent in Arkansas, and for 10 years as Chaorman of the Board of Christian Education.

G.H. Brown passed from this world on February 9, 1965 in Little Rock, Arkansas. 

 "Mother" Mary  Leanore O. Barnes

Apostolic Faith Movement

1854 ~ 1939 

An early Pentecostal evangelist in the Midwest. Although biographical data on her are sketchy, she apparently gained initial notoriety in a revival meeting she helped conduct in Thayer, Missouri, in 1909. Despite hoodlums threatening to kill the evangelists, a six-week meeting netted more than a hundred converts and at least fifty baptized in the Spirit.

Mother Barnes was associated with the Pentecostal social worker "Mother" Mary Moise in St. Louis, beginning in about 1909. She became a charter member of the Assemblies of God in 1914, but later went into the Oneness movement. She taught at the Oneness Bible school in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and was associated with a St. Louis church for many years.

"Mother" Barnes passed away in 1939.

Rev. Tom Willis Barnes

United Pentecostal Church International

1913 ~ 2006

Tom Willis Barnes was born July 12, 1913, in Bradley, Arkansas to Lonzo and Margaret Barnes. When Tom  was two years old, his mother placed several toys and a Bible on a pallet in front of him. He reached for the Bible. His mother felt was a sign her son would be used of God in a special way. A few years later, he told his mother that when he became twelve years old, something special would happen to him.

When Tom was twelve years old. A Jesus' name preacher named, Hubert Wingate came through town in 1925. During that time Brother Wingate baptized Tom, and his mother in Jesus' name. About that same time Tom received the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Thus began a life of anointing on this man of faith.

At the age of twenty-four, he began preaching this Pentecostal message. before he began preaching on his own, he was helping in a revival when a beautiful young lady, Lucille Farrington, came to the altar and received the Holy Ghost. On September 24, 1937, she became his wife. They had one child, Ruth.

After evangelizing a while, he accepted the pastorate of a church in Pinegrove, Arkansas. In 1942, he pastored in the Shiloh community, and in 1943 he went to Pendall, Arkansas, and pastored there for four years. He relates how happy and content he was while there. he preached in fourteen different communities in those beautiful Ozark hills. On sunday he would preach three times in different churches and communities.

As he prayed one day, he was surprised when god told him he would be leaving Pendall in the near future. On September 8, 1947, he and his dear wife and daughter deove to Minden, Louisiana, to become pastor of the small congregation there. Not content to preach to just this small congregation, he began going out into the surrounding communities and holding services in people's homes, in brush arbors in cotton fields, in tents whereever he could find a place to put one, and store front buildings. Many people received the Holy Ghost, and soon the little church in Minden could not hold the people. One of these revivals resulted in his building a church in Gibsland, Louisiana. For two years he pastored both churches, then felt led to call a permanent pastor for the Gibsland church.

For ninteen years, Brother Barnes served as Home Missions Director for the Louisiana District. He touched the lives of thousands of young men and women during his thirty-six as principal of the Louisiana District Youth camps. Even at the age of ninty, he was active in the Camp Meetings in his district. He was the author of three books: Living in the Overflow, Spiritual Warfare, and If You Need Healing.

Brother Barnes was revered as a man of God in his community. Lawyers, judges, and law enforcement officers have relied on his advice and counsel for many years. In 1998, the Minden Chamber of Commerce named him Man of the Year.

Known as a man of faith, he blessed so many people in his many years of ministry. he would not call himself a prophet; however, those who knew him realized that he was a prophet given to the church for this hour. His ministry was not confined to Minden or to Louisiana, but was mentor, counselor, and friend to ministers and missionaries throughout the entire world.

He preached many camp meetings and conferences. One highlight of his ministry was preaching in Jerusalem at the UPCI World Conference in 1976. His heartbeat for many years was to pray for the Jews.

After a long and prosperous ministry, Brother T.W. Barnes went into his eternal rest on April 22, 2006.