Evangelical
Presbyterian Church of Marshall was organized June 30, 1985 with 71 charter
members. The earliest meetings were held in private homes -- at Bob
and Vernell Paine's and Jim and Nina Bates'. Serving as the church's first
elders were Jim Bates, Orin Littlejohn, and the late George Rodgers.
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Later, church members met at the Corral
Club on Bomar Street. On Aug. 4, 1985, the church began meeting at 403 E.
Burleson St. at the old Nazarene Church. In June of 1990, the church moved
to 408 N. Washington Ave. in the old Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Church members in 1987 purchased a nine-acre tract of land at the corner
of Victory Drive (U.S. 80) and Park Place. A building was constructed at
this site, and in September, 1993, we held our first worship services at 4700 Victory
Drive, our current location.
Pastors:
The late Rev. Clyde Hankins served as
interim pastor for EPC of Marshall.
Rev. Rhett Payne, who served as EPC's first
full-time pastor, preached his first sermon at EPC of Marshall Sunday, Aug. 18, 1985.
Rev. N. Kirk Werner preached his first sermon at EPC of Marshall July 5, 1992.
Rev. Wayne Uppendahl
preached his first sermon at EPC of Marshall July 16, 2000.
Rev. Craig Vanbiber preached
his first sermon at EPC of Marshall Feb. 12, 2006.
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Sara Joe Strong
Hillard Strong
Susan Westmoreland
Robert Paine
Addalene Leith
Jack Leith
W.C. Wooten
June Wooten
Jonel Hickey
Ken Hickey
Jack Hickey
Peggy McCarty
Lois Head
Charles Head
Kaye Page
Christi Page
Jimmy Page
Dottie Harper
Dot Harper
Don Harper
Jane Littlejohn
William Mills
Julie Mills
Emma Kay Robinson |
Kenneth Robinson
Brenda Abraham
Orin Littlejohn
Scherry Ann Earl
Roy Earl
Betsy Malloy
Shirley Morgan
Tom Morgan
Nina Bates
Brandon Bates
Brian Bates
Brad Bates
Dan Moreman
Cristi Spencer
Sandra Spencer
Chuck Spencer
Julia Lee Hart
Linda Pelz
Glennda Abraham
Link Abraham
Bruce Abraham
Elsie Bishop
Dianne Bishop
Eugene Bishop |
James Bates
Jeanne Rodgers
George Rodgers
Wendy Watson
Shirley Watson
Doug Watson
Diana Molarty
Mary Jones
Wendell Jones
Leland Rainer
Olive Loganbill
Jeanne Hodges
Bruce Head
Bruce Barnes
Sharon Barnes
Weldon Earl
Lucille Earl
William Chastain
Sylvia Chastain
Christy Chastain
Bruce Turner
Petricia Turner
Jay Turner |
