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After the tent meeting, the services were held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Peoples. At the Annual
Conference, October, 1945, the Reverend J. L. Honeycutt
was assigned as pastor. January, 1946, land was pur-
chased on which to build a church. In May, 1946, the
contract to build was awarded Mr. C. L. Brown.
Ministers who have served the congregation faith-
fully include the Reverends R. L. Bullock, R. L. Lang-
ley, J. H. Rodgers, 0. C. Oliver, R. A. McDowell, W. H.
Haugh, Jimmy Stephens and Albert Mills. The present
pastor is the Reverend J. R. Mayhue. During his pas-
torate, a new parsonage has been completed.
The present board of deacons is made up of Hubert
McGee, Williard Watson, and deaconess Mrs. Annie

Kernersville Pentecostal Holiness Church Ingram Calhoun. Stewart Isom is Secretary and Treas-
Dobson Street
August 2, 1945 urer and Arnold Knight is Superintendent of the Sunday
School.
In 1960 the Winston-Salem Presbytery appointed a
more spacious quarters of a new church on the corner commission to organize a Presbyterian Church in Kerners-
of West Mountain and Vernon Streets. The present mem- ville. The Reverend John R. Smith was chairman of the
bership is 151 and there is need to expand again. commission and the Reverend Ralph L. Underwood and
The church supports the world work of Seventh- Elder William E. East were members of the commission.
day Adventist by sending away 75 per cent of its in-

come, calling on friends annually for their support; and
the educating and sending forth of their young people
to preach the Gospel in all the world. Among these are

Joe Crews, former missionary to India and now a Radio
Evangelist; Joseph Slate, a missionary to Africa for 28
years, whose two sons are fine Christian doctors; Joe
Young, now deceased, who was a d dicated minister of
the Gospel here in the States; and numerous medical
and publishing personnel workers. The present minister
is Pastor D: R. Peterson.
On Sunday night August 2, 1945, the Reverend
C. D. Burchell met under the Reverenq H nry Reese's
tent for the purpose of organizing a Pentecostal Holiness
Church. There were eight charter members including
J. A. Wilson, A. E. Meadows and L. A. Loggins. Mrs.
Glena Wilson was appointed secretary and treasurer.

Home on West Mountain Street was built by Mr.
The home of Mrs. Ora Smith on Salisbury Street, over 100 years old, and Mrs. R. E. Steele in late 1880's. Was bought by
was built by Mr. and Mrs. I. H. McKaughan. Mr. and Mrs. McKaughan Mr. and Mrs. Will Cooke in 1911. The house was
moved into Kernersville from the country and lived in the present home occupied by members of the Cooke family for 57
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam F. Vance, Jr., until this house was completed. The years.
brick was made from the dirt dug for the basement. Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
Kaughan lived here until their deaths. In the 1930's Mr. and Mrs. Ora Smith
and family moved into the house. Mrs. Smith, 82 years of age, resides here This is the home of Mrs. E. P. Whitaker on North Cherry Street.
now. The house was built around 1880 by Mr. L. F. Davis who was an early
merchant and hosiery mill owner in Kernersville. Mr. Davis lived here until
his death. In the spring of 1943, Mrs. E. P. Whitaker, after the death of
her husband remodeled the house and moved into it. Mrs. Whitaker, the
granddaughter of Mr. Davis, resides here now.

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