W. L. Ford collection

Collection

Identifier: M0033

Staff Only

Dates

about 1926–about 1987

Creator

Ford, W.L. (Willie Louis), 1908 – 1987 (Person)

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Willie Louis Ford was born January 20, 1908, to Lena Carter Ford and Reverend Ernest Ford, Sr. He accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age and joined the Church of God December 27, 1925. He married Cleotha Williams in June 1928. Ford was credentialed as a Church of God minister January 14, 1929, and became a Bishop April 28, 1932. Cleotha received her Church of God minister’s license August 1, 1946. Together they “pastored Churches in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Kentucky. In 1946, he was appointed General Overseer of the Church of God (Black Affairs) [Colored Work] and served for two terms of four years per term [1946-1950, 1954-1958].” W. L. Ford died Saturday, August 15, 1987.

SOURCES:

Funeral Program, Box 1 Folder 4

Church of God Business and Records

Extent

.8 Linear Feet (3 containers)

35 Cubic Feet : furniture and equipment

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The items had previously been stored in a garage and had some environmental damage. Insects damaged many of the paper materials in this collection.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

In 2006, Bishop Ernest Ford, Jr. (W.L. Ford’s brother) donated W. L. Ford’s desk, typewriter, reel-to-reel recording machine, lamp, sermons, books, Bibles, and papers.

Related Materials

M0030 Katherine McGahee Black Ministries Collection

M0034 Church of God (Colored Work) Collection

IF0001 Information Files — "Church of God: Black Ministries"

The Church of God Gospel Herald (periodical)

Separated Materials

PHOTOGRAPHS:

23 photographs separated to V0002 General Photograph collection — Ford, W.L.

TRACTS:

"Patience" by George C. Clark, second copy separated to PU0002 Tract Collection

BOOKS:

Church of God (Cleveland, TN). Minutes of the 23rd Annual Assembly of the Church of God Colored Work. Cleveland, Tennessee: Church of God Publishing House, 1947. (2 copies)

Church of God (Cleveland, TN). Minutes of the 29th Annual Assembly of the Church of God Colored Work. Cleveland, Tennessee: Church of God Publishing House, 1953. (2 copies)

Church of God (Cleveland, TN). Minutes of the 30th Annual Assembly of the Church of God Colored Work. Cleveland, Tennessee: Church of God Publishing House, 1954.

Church of God (Cleveland, TN). Minutes of the 31st Annual Assembly of the Church of God Colored Work. Cleveland, Tennessee: Church of God Publishing House, 1955.

Church of God (Cleveland, TN). Minutes of the 32nd Annual Assembly of the Church of God Colored Work. Cleveland, Tennessee: Church of God Publishing House, 1956. (2 copies)

Church of God (Cleveland, TN). Minutes of the 33rd Annual Assembly of the Church of God Colored Work. Cleveland, Tennessee: Church of God Publishing House, 1957. (2 copies)

Church of God (Cleveland, TN). Minutes of the 34th Annual Assembly of the Church of God Colored Churches, U.S.A. Cleveland, Tennessee: Church of God Publishing House, 1958.

Church of God (Cleveland, TN). Supplement Minutes of the 35th Annual Assembly of the Church of God (Colored). Cleveland, Tennessee: Church of God Publishing House, 1959. (2 copies)

Church of God of Prophecy. Minutes of the 28th Annual Assembly of the Church of God Over which A. J. Tomlinson is General Overseer: held in Central Ave. Tabernacle, Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S.A. Cleveland, Tennessee: White Wing Publishing House, 1933.

Church of God (Cleveland, TN). Minutes of the 47th General Assembly of the Church of God. Cleveland, Tennessee: Church of God Publishing House, 1958.

Cobbs, Eugene D. (Elder) hurch of God Gospel Herald SongsC. Norristown, Pennsylvania: Louis P. Kretschman Print Shop, n.d.

Ellis, Vep et al. Forward In Faith. Cleveland, Tennessee: Tennessee Music and Printing Co., 1959.

Ingram, J.H. Around The World With The Gospel Light. Cleveland, Tennessee: Church of God Pub. House, 1938.

Jinkerson, Clifford. Defending the Holiness Faith: Manner of Worship and Bible Teachings. Columbia, South Carolina: C.M. Jinkerson, 1948.

Kuyper, Abraham. The Work of The Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1946.

Ramsey, William Loyd. The Bible ABC Book. Walhalla, South Carolina: William Loyd Ramsey, 1934.

Reese, Eugene Franklin. The Bible in My Everyday Life. Kansas City, Missouri: The System Bible Company, 1932.

Stamps, Frank H. et al. Divine Praises. Dallas, Texas: Stamps Quartet Music Co., 1945.

Vaughan, James D. et al. Heavenly Praises: for Sunday-schools, singing-schools, revivals, conventions and general use in Christian work and worship. Lawrenceburg, Tennessee: J.D. Vaughan, 1925.

Wagar, A. T. Jr. The Church Business Guide: For All Ministers and Members of the Church of God of Prophecy. Cleveland, Tennessee: White Wing Publishing House and Press, 1953.