Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson

Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson (Sept. 22, 1865–Oct. 2, 1943) a former Quaker, united with the Holiness Church at Camp Creek in 1903. With his drive, vision, and organizational skills, he was elected the first general overseer of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) in 1909. He also served as the first president of the church's Lee University (1918–1922). In 1923, Tomlinson was impeached, causing a division which led to the creation, by followers of Tomlinson, of what would become Church of God of Prophecy. [1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Hunter, Harold. "A.J. Tomlinson's Journey Toward Racial Reconciliation". Church of God History and Heritage. http://faculty.leeu.edu/~drc/BlackMinistryExhibit/tomlinsonarticle.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 
  2. ^ "Street-Cleaning Bishop". Time magazine. May 13, 1940. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,884053,00.html. Retrieved 2008-10-12. "Under the fiery Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson of Cleveland, Tenn., the Church of God of A. J. Tomlinson seceded from the Church of God in 1923, now claims a million communicants in 23 countries. Outsiders know its excitable members as "holy rollers." It "emphasizes salvation, sanctification, baptism of the Holy Spirit, and healing by faith if you have it. Otherwise call a doctor."" 
  3. ^ Hill, Samuel S. (2005). Encyclopedia of Religion in the South. Mercer University Press. ISBN 0-86554-758-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=yx2EarrpKGUC&pg=PA205&dq=%22Milton+A.+Tomlinson%22&sig=ACfU3U1XkEY71NRzkmeeVfWNGJGEBLa6Xg. 
  4. ^ "Church of God Rift Widened by Election. Bishop Homer Tomlinson Wins Post Claimed by Brother.". New York Times. December 9, 1943, Thursday. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20D12F73E5C167B93CBA91789D95F478485F9. Retrieved 2008-10-12. "Policy differences of long standing between the urban and rural wings of the Church of God were brought to a climax yesterday when church overseers and ministers from twenty Eastern States elected Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson of Queens Village, Queens, was general overseer to succeed his father, the late Bishop A. J. Tomlinson of Cleveland, Tenn." 
  5. ^ "Homer Tomlinson". Kingsport Times. December 9, 1943. "Last month Bishop Homer Tomlinson was expelled by his brother Bishop Milton A. Tomlinson of Cleveland for purportedly challenging the ..."