Cleveland First Baptist had beginnings in early 1800s
Cleveland Daily Banner, TN -
Internal problems were further strained by a growing number of door-to-door Bible students, now known as Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their preaching of 1914 as a ...
.....Internal problems were further strained by a growing number of door-to-door Bible students, now known as Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their preaching of 1914 as a marked year in Bible prophecy for Christ to begin his Kingdom rule had an impact on the pastor of church.
According to Conner, “in 1905, Pastor George W. LaFerry was disfellowshipped by the First Baptist Church and the Ocoee Baptist Association” for preaching in harmony with Charles Taze Russell, president of the WatchTower Bible and Tract Society.