Howard Archibald Goss

Background

Goss, Howard Archibald was born on March 6, 1883 in Cuba, Missouri, United States. Son of William Clinton and Margaret J. (Gillette) Goss.

Education

Student Apostolic Bible School, Houston, 1905, Pentecostal Bible Conference, 1908-1909.

Career

Ordained to ministry Pentecostal Church, 1906. Field director Apostolic Faith Movement, Texas, 1907-1908. Pastor, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1911-1918.

Helped promote organization Assemblies of God, Hot Springs, 1913-1914, general presbyter, 1914-1917. Helped promote re-organization Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, 1920-1925, general presbyter, 1920-1924. Organizer Pentecostal Assembly of Canada, 1918-1920.

Pastor, founder Bethel Pentecostal Church, Inc., Toronto, Canada, 1932-1939. General superintendent Pentecostal Church, Inc., Houston (now St. Louis), 1925-1932, 39-45. Helped negotiate merger Pentecostal Church, Inc. and Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ (United Pentecostal Church), 1944-1945, general superintendent, 1945-1952, honorary general presbyter.

Specialized Bible teaching evangelism since 1952. Home: Picton Ontario, Can.

Connections

Married Ethel Elizabeth Wright, September 1, 1911. Children: Joseph Allon, David Alvohn, Daniel Leonard, Evangeline Esther (Mistress William Love), Bethel Ruth, Rebecca (Mistress Freeborn Corey).

Father:

William Clinton Goss

Mother:

Margaret J. (Gillette) Goss

Spouse:

Ethel Elizabeth Wright

child:

Evangeline Esther Goss (Mistress William Love)

child:

Joseph Allon Goss

child:

Daniel Leonard Goss

child:

Bethel Ruth Goss

child:

Rebecca Goss (Mistress Freeborn Corey)

child:

David Alvohn Goss