Murray Memorial CME Church

4100 North West Street

Covington, Georgia  30014

In 1923 Sister Clemmie Spearman a member of Fairfield C.M.E. Church - Newborn, Georgia and Sister Salema Thomas - a member of Prospect C.M.E. Church in Monticello, Georgia started a C.M.E. Church in Covington.  The Church was located on Robinson Street under the guidance of Rev. N. H. Wiggins.  It was named Williams Temple.

 A storm blew the church down.  A new church was built.  Rev. J. E. Murray was the presiding elder and after his death the name was changed to Murray Memorial C.M.E. Church.

 Those who have served as pastors were:  Rev. W. L.  Wheeler, Rev. J. W. Wilson, Rev. S. G. Grier, Rev. James H. Cleveland, Rev. Walter Holloman, Rev. E. J. Jones, Rev. Hardaway, Rev. Singleton, Rev. McCallister, Rev. O. T. Taylor, Rev. L. E. Johnson, Rev. A. J. Sewell, Rev. Anderson, Rev. E. D. Compton, Rev. Whitman, Rev. Gathers, Rev. Jenkins, Rev. Lewis McFarlin, Rev. Thomas Brown, Rev. Charles King, Rev. H. W. Wilson, Rev. E. D. Compton, Rev. Katheryn S. Hazel, Rev. Christopher Waller, Rev. Michael L. Perkins,  Rev. Jerry D. Woodfork Sr., Rev. Richard Johnson, Rev. Faye Greer Cook, Rev. Felix Jones, Rev. A. C. McElroy, Rev. Gloria Blue, and Rev Horace Head.

 Our Past presiding elders were:  Elder Wiggins, Elder Murray, Elder Denson, Elder S. H. Harris, Elder G. C. Jay, Elder J. N. Rushin, Elder R. B. Shorts, Elder L. W. Jay, Elder D. L. Gorham, Elder, L. L. Napier and Elder Holsey McRae.  Our Present Elder is Dr. Jerry D. Woodfork, Sr.

 Our Past Bishops were:  Bishop William Y. Bell,   Bishop P. R. Shy, Bishop J.C. Cole, Bishop Arthur W. Womack, Bishop Williams, Bishop James A. Hamlett, Bishop Othal H. Lakey, our Present Bishop Kenneth Wayne Carter, Presiding Prelate.

 We are now under the Christian Leadership of Rev. Bobby J. Hall, Sr.

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