Founded in 1921, the Green River Pentecostal Church is the oldest Pentecostal Church in the area.  The turn of the century is well noted for its wide spread Pentecostal outpouring.  From  Azusa Street, to the mountains of Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, and across this vast land, the fire of revival was ignited.  In those days there were no television ministries.  Telephones had not become a household convenience.  This wonderful manifestation could only be perpetuated by one source, The Holy Spirit. 

     Not far from this present location, a revival began around 1919 in the "old Yocum school house" near the banks of the Green River.  Men and women alike came to hear the singing and the  preaching of God's holy word.  In that old school house, a spiritual fire was set, and it's flames have spread to this present day. 

     This revival would produce both the best and the worst in people.  The new recipients of this baptism of fire would soon be unwanted in the local houses of worship.  In 1921 Bill and Mealie Austin donated 1/4 acre of land to build another house, one for the holiness folk.  In their poverty, this small group invested for themselves and for us, some of the greatest treasures of heaven.  It is impossible to know the whole of their vision in the beginning, but thanks be to God, for we are the result of their labor and the fruits of their harvest.