Homer Aubrey Tomlinson
Homer Aubrey Tomlinson | |
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King of Pentecostal (Holiness movement) | |
Parents | Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson (father) |
Political party | Theocratic Party |
King of the World | |
Reign | 1962 โ December 5, 1968 |
Coronation | October 7, 1966 Jerusalem (planned) |
Homer Aubrey Tomlinson (October 25, 1892 โ December 5, 1968), was an American bishop in the
in 1922.Biography
Tomlinson was born on October 25, 1892, in Westfield, Indiana, to Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson. His younger brother, Milton Ambrose Tomlinson, was decided by its presbytery to be God's chosen successor for General Overseer in 1944. The two brothers did not get along, so Homer founded his own splinter "Church of God" denomination around the same time and became its bishop.
He founded the Theocratic Party and was its candidate for
In 1962, at the University of British Columbia, he declared himself "King of UBC" and "King of the World".[2] On October 7, 1966, Bishop Tomlinson planned to crown himself King of the World or "King of All Nations of Men" in Jerusalem.
His
Legacy
His church moved to Huntsville, Alabama after his death.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Homer A. Tomlinson". The New Yorker. 1966. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
Profile of Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson, who plans to crown himself King of the World or King of All Nations of Men in Jerusalem, Oct. 7, 1966. As Bishop and General Overseer of the Homer Tomlinson Branch of the Church of God, he claims a following of 75,000 persons, or saints, and 600 ministers with churches in all fifty states, but greatest strength in Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee and N.C.
- ^ As recounted in the Totem 1962 of the University of British Columbia, wherein it is retold that he proclaimed himself
- New York Times. December 6, 1968. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson died Wednesday at Manhattan Veterans Hospital after a long illness. He was 76 years old and lived at 93โ05 224th Street in ...
- Whitworth, William (1966-09-24). "On the Tide of the Times: PROFILE of Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson", The New Yorker: 67
- Utt, Richard H. (September/October 2020). "The Preacher Who Wanted to Be President", Liberty