The son, grandson, and great-grandson of the founder
 

"Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me O God, until I declare your power to the next generation and your might to all who are to come."

Psalm 71:18 (NIV)
 

The granddaughter of Rev.B.H.Mobley, Rev. Linda Mobley, with the UMC in Florida,  spoke to the congregation during the Sunday morning service,  with some special thoughts about her Grandfather and the history and future of the church.

 
Sunday morning congregation including a row of members of the family of the founding minister, Rev.B.H.Mobley

Left to right:

Linda Mobley, James H. Mobley III, James H. Mobley Jr,    Carol Mobley-Welch, Vilate Veirs (friend), James H. Mobley Sr, Vickie Mobley-Adams, Dave Adams
 

Previous Ministers of

Bishop United Methodist Church:

Ministers of the Bishop Circuit established at the annual conference in November of 1912
 
B.H. Mobley - 1904-1908 Z. Speer - 1928-1929
J.W. Sewell - 1908-1909 Adrian Warwick - 1929-1931
W.A.Woodruff - 1909-1910 A.C. Prickette - 1931-1932
C.A. Swift - 1910-1913 W.G. Davis - 1932-1936
R.J. McElrath - 1913-1916 J.D. Maxwell - 1936-1938*
J.C. Adams - 1916-1917 Henry Walker - 1938-1941
L.W. Neff - 1917-1918 Lloyd Jackson - 1941-1944
E.B. Moll - 1918-1919 W.W. Byington - 1944-1945
B.P Reed - 1919-1923 J.R. Thompson - 1945-1946
C.N. Hayes - 1923-1924 L.J. Coe - 1946-1948
G.W. Ridley - 1924-1925 James H. Griffin - 1948-1951
A.O. Baggerly - 1925-1926 L.L Fouch - 1951
J.A. Langford - 1926-1928 F.E. Jenkins - 1951-1952
 
 
The parsonage that Rev. B.H. Mobley lived in from 1902-1910

Bishop United Methodist Church in Bishop, Georgia

on August 20, 2006, celebrated the 100-year celebration of the founding of their church in 1906.
 

A brief History of Bishop United Methodist Church

In 1905, as Lallie Virginia Johns traveled with her parents to attend worship in Farmington, GA, she asked her Mother, "Why can't we have a church in Bishop?"  Her question stirred the faith and the imagination of a community, especially the Rev. Benjamin Henry Mobley.  His efforts led to the creation of Bishop Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

John W. Chandler sold the board of trustees the land to build the new church, September 28, 1905.  On July 12, 1906, Rev. Mobley reported to the District Conference that the church was completed at a cost of $1,800.  Dr. John B. Robbins, at the invitation of Mr. Marcellus Branch, a member of the Farmington Methodist Church, preached the sermon at the Dedication Service on August 19, 1906.

Founder, and 1st Minister, Rev. Benjamin H. Mobley

Bishop United Methodist Church

Inside the church, the pews were replaced, but the original windows, ceiling and chair rails remain.
Pictures of the 100-year Celebration on August 20, 2006:
Click on any picture below to see it larger.
Members of the family of the descendants of B.H. Mobley The grandson, ggrandson, and son of B.H.Mobley; Left to right: James H. Mobley, Jr., James H. Mobley III, James H. Mobley, Sr. The Bishop United Methodist Church showing the recently-completed fellowship hall addition.
     
Left to right: Rev.Linda Mobley, granddaughter of B.H.Mobley, Vickie Mobley-Adams, and long-time Bishop UMC member. Family of Rev.B.H.Mobley

 

 Family of Rev.B.H.Mobley in front of the altar.

The children attending the services entertained the congregation by singing "Jesus Loves Me"

Alan Smith, past minister, was guest minister for the services August 20, 2006

 A painting of the church as it looked originally
 
Bishop United Methodist Church  
P.O. Box 143; Bishop, GA  30621  
(706)742-7246  
In 1968, in Dallas, Texas, the Evangelical United Brethen Churches (located primarily in the north) joined with the Methodist Church to become the United Methodist Church.   At this time, the church became Bishop United Methodist Church.

Since 1951, lifetime member Margaret Foster, has recorded the following pastors of the Bishop Charge as follows:
     
F.E. Jenkins - 1951-1952 John Jenkins - 1962-1970 Mike Marsingill - 1980-1984
Kenneth Deitle - 1953 Alvin Taylor - 1970-1971 Beth LaRocca - 1984-1987
Jimmy Thompson - 1954 Bill Curry - 1972 Paul Breeding - 1988
Paul Callahan - 1955-1956 Bobby Shook - 1973 O.C. Dean - 1989-1991
Bobby Partridge 1957-1960 Russell Moore - 1974 Ron Wasiluk - 1992-1994
W. Gerald Dillard - 1961 Alan Smith - 1975-1977 Mike McLemore - 1995-1997
Paul Brown - 1962 J. Wayne Monroe - 1978-1980 Doug Bower - 1998-Present
     

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