JFN History

1898 - Holiness Revival in Walker County

In the year 1898, Rev. Charlie D. Tillman, a Methodist, was preaching in Atlanta, Georgia. John W. Randolph of Jasper attended this Atlanta meeting. Upon hearing Rev. Tillman preach messages on holiness, Mr. Randolph, being a Baptist, inquired of Rev. Tillman if any Baptist had the experience of entire sanctification and preached it. Rev. Tillman referred Mr. Randolph to Rev. Ransom M. Guy of Meridian, Mississippi. John Randolph wrote to Rev. Guy and arranged for him to conduct a brush arbor revival in West Jasper beginning on the night of June 10, 1898. This revival produced the first preaching of its kind in Walker County, Alabama.

History relates that on the first Sunday of the brush arbor meeting it came a slow rain but the people were so interested they sat in the rain and listened. Rev. Guy said, "If you can take the rain so can I," and he preached with the rain running down his face dripping onto his clothing. Soon the revival spirit began to bear fruit, and people were saved and sanctified. One of these was Miss Willie Thompson, a teenager who had been sick. Willie was saved and sanctified and became a mighty prayer warrior. Rev. Guy said she was the greatest power in prayer he had ever met. Such conviction would come upon the people that they would hurriedly weep their way to the altar under the power of the Holy Spirit. As a result of this new joy experienced, their behavior was a mystery to observers who believed them to be having “fits” as they shouted under the power of the Spirit. No matter what, the people would always come away from the meetings with a shine on their faces praising the Lord. A second revival began later the same year on September 3. These meetings would

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move from place to place in Walker County with Rev. Guy traveling back and forth to Mississippi until a great number were saved. In 1903 a Holiness Band was organized and obtained land from the Jasper Land Company for the purposes of holding revival on the north side of 19th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.

1907 - Organizing a Church

Rev. R. M. Guy moved to Walker County and organized a Holiness Church of Christ in 1907 with 12 charter members.

Rev. C.C. and Mrs. Artie Butler Mr. and Mrs. Sam R. Day A.N. Edwards Mr. W.G. and Mrs. Mary Jackson Rev. Carl H. and Mrs. Hattie Lancaster Mr. John W. and Mrs. Viola Randolph Jot Williams

Several of these were members of the Holiness Band. The organization of the new church took place in a vacant white frame store at the intersection of 11th Avenue and Bankhead Highway near the southeast corner of the current Westside Baptist Church.

In October of 1908, Rev. R.M. Guy of the Jasper Holiness Church of Christ and Rev. John A. Manasco of the Nauvoo Church traveled to the meeting at Pilot Point, Texas. Here the Holiness Church of Christ merged with the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene. “Pentecostal” was dropped at the 1919 General Assembly in Nashville to avoid confusion with rising Pentecostalism.

1908 - Finding a Home

Shortly after the return of Rev. Guy from the General Assembly at Pilot Point, the church moved from its place of organization to an upper room on Third Avenue between 19th and 20th streets. This room had been used as a courtroom while a new court house was built after the previous one had burned five times. Here Jasper Nazarenes worshipped until after the Alabama District Assembly was organized in a vacant room on 20th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues by General Superintendent Hiram F. Reynolds. The Alabama District at this time comprised of Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Rev. Carl H. Lancaster of Jasper was elected the first District Superintendent.

In April 1909, "Uncle Bud" Robinson held a ten day revival in Jasper which accomplished much and a significant number of believers were saved and sanctified. District Superintendent Lancaster wrote to General Superintendent Reynolds on April 30, 1909, telling of "Uncle Bud" Robinson's revival and stating that finances were a real hindrance; however, he was asking God to "stir the people so the work can move on."

As the church continued to grow, a permanent location was desired. Not long after the first District Assembly, Chairman of the Board of Trustees John Randolph spoke with L.B. Musgrove to acquire land. Mr. Musgrove told Mr. Randolph to select any place in West Jasper that was owned by the Jasper Land Company and build on it. It was the promise of Mr. Musgrove that he would see that the deed to the land would be given for that purpose.



A board meeting was called to draw plans and buy material to build a proper church building. Only two were present at this meeting: John Randolph and W.G. Jackson. Though disappointment of so few at the board meeting, Randolph and Jackson decided to go forward because of the great need of a church building. The two agreed upon a plan and the material was ordered from the Manchester Lumber Company. The building was started with mostly free labor.

1910 - The White Frame Church

While the building of the church was in progress, Rev. Allie and Emma Irick began a revival in Jasper in the fall of 1910 under a brush arbor on 10th Avenue. Revival was going at night and building was being done in the daytime. The framework of the church was quickly up and covered. The floor was laid and the north end was weather boarded. Nearly half of the building was completed when the services were moved from the arbor to the building, and the hilltop was full of people. A mighty revival prevailed and more than fifty new members were added to the church. The last Sunday of the meeting there was a Hallelujah March around the church, and shouts of praise and rejoicing were heard downtown. Great Grace was upon Jasper First Church of the Nazarene. It finally had a place it could call home.

Dr. Phineas F. Bresee presided over the 1912 District Assembly in this building - his only assembly in Alabama.

Jasper First (1910-1942)


A literary school was also started in this church. It met the standards and approval of the State of Alabama to teach up to the 8th grade. The school continued to operate until it outgrew the church building. It was then that the Jasper City Schools System built the West Jasper School Building and the students of Jasper First’s Literary School were transferred to the West Jasper School which thrives still today.

1913 - When your home is not your own

As time went on repairs became necessary; however, the church had not been given a deed to the land on which they had built. The church once again contacted the president of the Jasper Land Company, L.B. Musgrove, who made the promise of a deed to the church in 1910. When he was asked for a deed to be made he replied, “You have built on the hill that I would not take ten thousand dollars for, and you have built across two lots. I cannot afford to give you this place.” The church was confused - no deed, no money to buy a lot or build again, and no place to go. In despair the church almost gave up, but W.G. Jackson, who had been with the Nazarenes from the beginning, said that he believed the Lord would help the church to have a permanent home in Jasper.

Mr. Jackson went alone to Mr. Musgrove’s office and asked him if there was anywhere in West Jasper suitable for a church that he would give them. He said, “Jackson,

Around 1928, the front was enclosed to make a foyer, and a tabernacle was added to the back for summer services.


several years ago I gave a deed to the Holiness Band for camp meeting and church purposes. Get them to deed that lot back to the Land Company and we will see what we can do. I don’t think it quite right to give two lots to the same group of people.” All the trustees of the Holiness Band willingly signed the paper deeding the camp meeting lot back to the Land Company. A new lot was chosen and a deed was made for a piece of land on the east side of 10th Avenue near 19th Street.

Every piece of the old building was taken down and moved to the new site. Each piece was ready for re-use. Since the church was carrying on a two teacher Literary School, the rebuilt building added some removable partitions and other amenities needed for classes. Soon the “new” building was completed and the church was worshipping in its home again.

1941 - The Red Brick Church

The white frame church had served its purposes well since 1910; however, in the early 1940s Rev. J.G. Wells saw the need to expand. Following roughly the plans furnished by W.G. Jackson, Jasper First built its second home in the same spot that they had worshipped since 1913. Construction began in 1941, and the red brick church was dedicated on March 29, 1942. Upon its competition, the 1942 church was said to be “magnificent” as only the second brick Church of the Nazarene in Alabama. After replacing the parsonage in the 1950s, purchasing adjoining

Jasper First (1942-1973)

pieces of property with houses for Sunday school purposes, and buying all the land possible for parking, Jasper First was simply outgrowing its own piece of land in West Jasper. As early as 1963, board members of Jasper First foresaw the need for a larger auditorium and more space. When Rev. John Banks came to Jasper First, he saw that it was time to start looking.

1972 - Beacon on a Hill

Rev. Banks found a twenty acre property on 14th Street in north Jasper. Ten acres were sold to a developer on which nineteen homes were built. Plans were drawn by Dr. Don Jernigan of Jernigan, Hawkins, and Harrison. On the remaining ten acres construction began atop a gently rolling hill providing a beautiful site for the sanctuary and Sunday school wing. Original plans for the new building had a children’s wing opposite the current Sunday school wing; however, the budget did not allow for its completion. Dedication of this building took place on January 28, 1973. At the time of construction, the sanctuary was said to seat 650 people making it the largest Church of the Nazarene in the state. In 1976, a parsonage was built at 1600 6th Street in the front yard of the church.

1989 - Family Life Center

Beginning in 1985, Rev. Roy Shuck and the church board began discussions over a Christian Family Life


Jasper First (1973-Present)


Center for Jasper First. The pastor and the board looked at plans from other churches and visited several. An extensive fund-raiser was launched to help pay for the Family Life Center. The theme was “Not equal giving but equal sacrifice.” Fortinberry and Wisdom were the architects, and Craft-Eidson contracted the job. The building opened under the pastorate of Rev. Shuck; however, it wasn’t dedicated until after Rev. J. Gerald Parmer arrived in 1990. The Family Life Center gave Jasper First a basketball gym, expanded church office facilities, upgraded kitchen facilities, four much needed classrooms, and a youth room.

1996 - The Church is the People

Up to this point in the history of Jasper First, most news had been good news; however, that would change in 1996. Late in the night of Saturday, January 20, members of Jasper First Church of the Nazarene were awakened by phone calls. Rona Barnett was on her way home when she drove through the church parking lot and saw smoke billowing out from the eaves. The church was on fire.

Rona woke-up Pastor Parmer and his family in the parsonage. As they were on their way up the driveway to the church, a fireball shot through the roof from the organ choir room. The cause of the fire was a faulty heating unit in the attic over the choir room. The gas would leak out and fill the sanctuary from the top down. When the bottom of the gas reached the pilot light it flashed the sanctuary; however, it didn't keep burning because of the

Groundbreaking for Family Life Center

lack of oxygen. The second time the gas built up, a fireball shot a hole in the roof giving oxygen to fuel the flames.

The news travelled fast, even in the early hours of the morning, and many people rushed to the church. When those there realized that service would begin in little more than five hours, they started setting up the gym as a sanctuary. That Sunday, there weren't separate Sunday school classes. There was one with adults, one with children, and one with teens. It was a hard thing for the church to deal with, but Pastor Parmer kept insisting that the “church” is the body of people, not the building in which they worship.

Exactly one year after the fire, Jasper First marched back into a brand new sanctuary. The cost of reconstruction was minimized by members and carpenters Charles Lollar and Charlie Myers overseeing operations.

The Present

Since 1997, Jasper First has made capital improvements in the renovation of the parsonage and the addition of a playground in 2005. In the church year 2007 - 2008, Jasper First Church of the Nazarene received an award for record growth attendance for the Alabama North District. With the current staff, Pastor Greg Story, Pastor Jeremy Pass, and MaLea Grace, great things are in store for Jasper First. This is the complete history of the church as it sees its One-Hundred Tenth birthday.


The church after the fire.


Alabama District Assembly - 1919

Dedication of Red Brick Church - March 29, 1942

A Chronological List of Pastors

Ransom M. Guy

1898-1908, 1911-1912

Rev. R.M. Guy began his association with Jasper in 1898 when he was contacted by John W. Randolph to preach a revival in West Jasper. At the time he was a Baptist minister in Meridian, Mississippi preaching

holiness and entire sanctification. Rev. Guy brought holiness to Walker County in the summer of 1898. R.M., his wife Laura, and sons Ernest and Spurgeon moved to Jasper in 1907. Rev. Guy became the first Alabama District Superintendent after the meeting at Pilot Point, Texas in 1908. Unfortunately, Rev. Guy would only see four years of prosperity for the Church of the Nazarene. After an illness stemming from an apparent nervous breakdown, Rev. Guy went to his eternal reward on September 1, 1912, at the age of 53. His wife and children were all at his bedside through the end. Laura followed R.M. just two years later. They are buried next to each other at Oakhill Cemetery in Jasper.

Carl H. Lancaster

1908-1911, 1922-1923

Rev. C.H. Lancaster and his wife Hattie were two of the charter members of the Jasper Holiness Church of Christ. At the first Alabama



District Assembly in 1909, Rev. Lancaster became Alabama’s first elected District Superintendent. He served concurrently as pastor and superintendent, a combination that is rarely seen in the United States districts today.

Presley M. Covington

1912-1913

Rev. P.M. Covington was born in Rockingham, North Carolina on June 24, 1869. He came to Jasper from Cascilla, Mississippi in 1910. He served as pastor of churches at Jasper, Nauvoo, Watts Chapel,

Haleyville, Dora, Shiloh, Lockhart, Hickory Grove, Calera, Sylacauga, Hartselle, Greenville, Millport, Sardis, and Pine Grove. Rev. Covington also served three years as Alabama District Superintendent. P.M. Covington died on December 31, 1942, while driving to Curry with his wife Annie. They were getting pine knots to make kindling, and while in the woods, Rev. Covington suddenly became desperately ill. His wife had to flag someone down to drive the car back to Jasper. Rev. Covington died somewhere around Oakhill Cemetery.

Alonzo L. Parrott, Sr.

1913-1914

Dr. A.L. Parrott, Sr., was born on May 20, 1891, near Monterey, Tennessee in Walker Hollow. His parents had been charter members of the Monterey Church of the Nazarene, and Alonzo

joined the church as a child. After high school, he left Monterey for what would become Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville. He started college with $2.00 in his pocket yet graduated four years later with all his bills paid. Alonzo and his wife Lucile were married for 63 years. While at Jasper First, Dr. Parrott was one of two teachers at the Literary School in Jasper. Rev. Parrott pastored other churches from 1918-1938 when he became president of Olivet Nazarene College. During his seven years at Olivet, he directed the relocation of the campus to Bourbonnais, Illinois. Dr. Parrott died in January 1976 in Bourbonnais at the age of 84.

Charlie C. Driver

1914-1915

Dr. Charlie C. Driver seems to have been a man mainly of the Pensacola, Florida, area. He pastored in Bogia, Florida and taught at a Bible School in McDavid. In Alabama he pastored at Jasper First and was president at the Nazarene Academy

and Bible Institute in Millport. After their time in Alabama, the Drivers returned to Florida where many in their family still reside. Dr. Driver’s death is an unusually sad one. While walking across the street in Pensacola, he was shot by a man sitting on a porch near him and died soon after in the hospital.



J. Guy Printer

1915-1916

Rev. J.G. Printer, prior to his pastorate at Jasper First, served one year as the district superintendent of the Southeastern district which was a short-lived district comprising Georgia and Florida.

Z. Benjamin Whitehurst

1916-1918

Rev. Z.B. Whitehurst was a professor of English, Math, and Astronomy at Texas Holiness University-now part of Southern Nazarene University. He then went on to become president of Southeastern Nazarene College in

Donaldson, Georgia.

Henry J. Beaver

1918-1920

Rev. H.J. Beaver and his wife Mabel came to Jasper First from the Kansas District. According to records from 1920, Mrs. Beaver and Miss Marjorie Tousley, district secretary and boarder in the

Beaver home, were teachers at a “Grammar School” most likely the Literary School at Jasper First.

Andrew B. Anderson 1920-1922

Rev. A.B. Anderson, after pastoring at Jasper First, became the district superintendent of the Georgia District from 1923-1926. He also pastored the Florence First Church of the Nazarene and the First Church of the Nazarene in Hartford, Connecticut.

James J. Smylie

1923-1924

Rev. J.J. Smylie was from Birmingham, Alabama and seems to have been an evangelist for most of his career. He attended the Moody Bible Institute in the 1890s.

Claude J. Frost

1924-1927

Rev. Claude J. Frost was the oldest brother of Joe, Raymond, and Floyd. He and his wife Grace had four children: George, Carol, and Ferrell and one that died at birth. Little is known about Claude’s ministerial career; however, it is suspected that he pastored in Alabama,

Missouri, and California. Rev. Frost passed away in 1966 in San Bernardino, California at the age of 69.



Henry A. Forrester 1927-1929

In 1928, under the pastorate of Rev. H.A. Forrester, it is reported that the church grew crops and raised livestock to raise money. Bro. Forrester, after pastoring Jasper First went to pastor the Fairfax Church of the Nazarene - now Valley First. While there he was asked to hold cottage prayer meetings that began the Lanett Church of the Nazarene.

John A. Manasco

1929-1930

Rev. John Manasco was a founding member of Nauvoo Holiness Church of Christ, a lifelong resident of Nauvoo, and a district superintendent of the Alabama District. He pastored many churches on

the Alabama District including Jasper First, Nauvoo, Birmingham First, Gamble Mines, Galloway, Florence, Hartselle, Natural Bridge, Carbon Hill, Parrish, Saragossa, Selma, Snoddy’s Chapel, and Vernon.

William R. Platt

1930-1932, 1936-1937

Rev. W.R. Platt never had a lot of money and always relied on God to provide. He and his wife Clemmie pastored at Calvert, Cordova, Parrish, Snoddy’s Chapel, Tuscaloosa Alberta, Tuscaloosa First, and

Vernon. Along with these ministries, the Platts were founding pastors of Selma First, Tuscaloosa Holten

Heights, and Pickford Church of the Nazarene in Pickford, Michigan. After their retirement, the Platts moved back to Jasper and became members of First Church.

Walton R. Donaldson

1932-1936

Rev. W.R. Donaldson and his wife Lois pastored Jasper First, Dora, Mt. Zion, Parrish, and were the first pastors of Cullman First. In 1936, Rev. Donaldson accepted a call to Sapulpa, Oklahoma and stayed in the West

pastoring churches in Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, and Oklahoma. Rev. Donaldson was district superintendent of the Eastern Oklahoma District. He died in Muskogee, Oklahoma in November of 1970.

Elbert M. Shelton 1938-1939

Little is known about Rev. E.M. Shelton or his tenure as pastor. By all accounts he had a beautiful voice regularly singing specials and leading music. Rev. Shelton is also said to have played the xylophone - a one and only accomplishment for a Jasper First pastor. He and his wife Beulah had two children: Paul and Dora Lee.



James G. Wells

1939-1943

Rev. James G. Wells went into ministry in Level Green, Kentucky where he cut and hauled logs, with the aid of oxen, to a site where the church was built. Following the church organization and ministry, he went to

Calvert, Alabama. From there, he and his family came to Jasper and then on to South Carolina as their first superintendent. From 1943 until his retirement in 1978, Rev. Wells served in Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky. His last post was in the Southwest Ohio District as an assistant to the superintendent. Rev. and Mrs. Wells passed away in 1989 and 2000 respectively and are buried in Knoxville. The Wells had three sons: Bill, Jim, and Earl.

L.L. Van Houten

1943-1944

Rev. L.L. Van Houten came to Jasper First from Georgia with his wife Myrtice and daughters Marilyn and Carol. Interestingly, he was ordained at Jasper First during the 34th District Assembly on October 30, 1942.

Joe E. Cook

1944-1948

Rev. and Mrs. J.E. Cook began their ministry at Jasper First in 1944. The church reached out to the community through a thriving bus ministry covering areas west of the church. Mrs. Cook directed a children’s radio program each Sunday morning which originated at the studio of Radio

Station WWWB. A Saturday evening service was broadcast as well, featuring a message by Rev. Cook, and music by the Sanctuary Choir. “Holiness Unto the Lord” became their theme song. Jasper First Services aired concurrently with the establishment of the first radio station in Jasper in 1946.

Morris E. Perkins

1948-1954

Rev. M.E. Perkins’ first pastorate was on circuit around Columbia, Tennessee with three churches. In 1948, Rev. Perkins came to Jasper from Bethel in Nashville. Over his nearly fifty year ministry, Rev. Perkins pastored in Tennessee,

Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Michigan. While in Jasper, Rev. Perkins continued the radio program of Rev. Cook. Rev Perkins passed away in 1994, about ten years after retiring in Birmingham. His wife Abbie lives with their daughter Mary in Chelsea.



Paul J. Stewart

1954-1959

Rev. Paul J. Stewart and his wife Mary came to Jasper First from Union, Missouri. Rev. Stewart spent most of his ministry as an evangelist. During his pastorate at Jasper First, Rev. Stewart began an extensive community outreach program using cars to transport people to and from

church. He contributed many articles to the local newspaper, the Daily Mountain Eagle, and held a weekly radio program.

John D. Rhame

1959-1960

Rev. Rhame began his ministerial career in 1935 as an evangelist. He began the church at Sebring, Florida and pastored in Miami, Syracuse, New York, and Memphis before the Lord brought him to Jasper. He, his wife Laura, and their family came to Jasper in the summer of 1959 with his first Sunday being June 8. Rev.

Rhame passed away on July 9, 1986, of pancreatic cancer after moving closer to family in Missouri. Mrs. Laura Rhame continues to live with her daughter Carolyn Kelley in Arkansas.

Willis L. French

1960-1962

Rev. W.L. French was converted at the age of 12, attended Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University), and began his ministry in 1925 as a pastor of the Church of the Nazarene in Ballinger, Texas. Later he served in

this capacity in Kentucky, West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Alabama. In 1939 he was elected district superintendent of the San Antonio District and served for six years. From 1951 to 1959, Rev. French also served as superintendent of the South Arkansas District. In August of 1960, Rev. French accepted the position at Jasper First. He stayed a little over two years. Rev. French was an active church worker, and at least thirty-seven new churches were organized under his supervision.

John W. Banks

1962-1974

In September of 1962, Rev. John W. Banks accepted the pastorate at Jasper First. At the young age of 36, he knew it would be the challenge of his ministry. During a visit to his

altar in the mountains near his home, he promised God he would give his best to the assignment at Jasper First. In December of 1971, under the leadership of Rev. Banks, Jasper First moved into the new church at 400 14th Avenue. After their retirement Bro. Johnny and Sister



Pauline returned to Jasper First as members. Rev. Banks passed away on the morning of May 31, 2007. Pauline resides in Jasper and still attends Jasper First.

John Wesley Burch

1974-1977

Rev. John Wesley Burch and his wife Virginia came to be pastor in 1974 from Jacksonville, Florida. During their pastorate they built the present parsonage, and Mrs. Burch served as pianist and church secretary. In 1977, the Burches followed a call to

Sheffield. Over their fifty year ministry, the Burches pastored in South Carolina, North Carolina, Missouri, Florida, Alabama, and Indiana. Mrs. Burch passed away in 1991. Rev. Burch lives with his daughter Carol in Portage, Indiana.

Bob Lothenore

1977-1980

Rev. Bob Lothenore was famous for saying, “If you lie, you fry!” Bro. Bob has been in the ministry for over 35 years

and is currently an evangelist with the Church of the Nazarene. He and his wife Kay live in Flower Mound, Texas.

Roy A. Shuck

1980-1989

Pastor Roy and Mary Shuck came to Jasper from Green Castle, Indiana in 1980 and stayed for almost ten years. During their ministry at Jasper First, the Shucks saw the need for the Family Life Center

mainly giving expanded Sunday school space. Rev. and Mrs. Shuck moved to Naples First Church of the Nazarene in 1989. Pastor Roy and Mary were instrumental in the creation of Faith Community Church of the Nazarene in Naples, Florida, where they continue to pastor.

J. Gerald Parmer

1990-2003

Rev. Gerald Parmer and his wife Montine left Bethel Church of the Nazarene in Nashville to follow God’s call for them in Jasper, Alabama. Under his pastorate the church continued to grow and prosper. Thankfully Jasper First had Pastor and Montine during the fire

in 1996 to help the church through a trying time. Montine went to be with the Lord on November 23, 2001. Two years later, Pastor Parmer accepted a call to Mount Olive, Georgia, and on the first day of 2006, Pastor Parmer married Judy Bailey.



Junius W. Johnson

2004-2006

Rev. Johnson’s first pastorate was in Jacksonville, Florida followed by Columbus, Georgia, a 24-year chaplaincy in the U.S. Air Force, Oro Valley, Arizona, and Jasper First. Rev. Johnson came to Jasper as the interim pastor following Rev. Parmer and was

elected on February 1, 2004. Rev. Johnson’s last Sunday was April 30, 2006, and he is currently serving as the Associate Pastor at the Church of the Nazarene in Forestdale, Alabama.

Greg W. Story

2006-Present

Rev. Greg Story came to Jasper in 2007 from Gallatin, Tennessee. Before his pastorate at Gallatin, Rev. Story had pastored at East Gadsden and Cullman. In the 2007 church year, Jasper First had record growth attendance. Since the beginning of his ministry, he has been involved in

many activities within the community. He and his wife Faith have two children - Brooke and Blake.

WWWB Radio Program - ca. 1946


Interior of Present Building Before Fire - 1973-1996


One-Hundred Ten Years

The History of Jasper First

Compiled by

Jeremy Hagood

Written by

W.G. Jackson Rachel Jackson Jeremy Hagood

Special Thanks

This history would not have been possible without those who helped - named and unnamed - or Mr. Jackson’s “Rise to the

Beginning of Sanctification in Walker County.” May the next One-Hundred Ten years be better than the first.

Alabama North District Office Faye Bennett Carol Burch Velda Carmichael Velda Chancery Melba Clark Sylvia Coleman Daily Mountain Eagle Mike and Nancy Driver Mary Frost Mike and Cindy Hagood Sandra Wells Hoffpauir Jasper Public Library Carolyn Rhame Kelley Bill and Retha Lancaster Shirley Lollar

Stuart McWhirter Ryan Melvin

Nazarene Archives Christen Pass

Deborah Peercy Howard Perry Laura Rhame

Paul Rhame James Smylie

Marion Snowbarger Ken Waldrep

Diane Warren Earl Wells Jim Wells

Anita Williams Sharon Woods

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