Background
Turrentine, Samuel Bryant was born on November 15, 1861 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Holt and Annie Amy (Strowd) Turrentine.
Turrentine, Samuel Bryant was born on November 15, 1861 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Holt and Annie Amy (Strowd) Turrentine.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity North Carolina, 1884, Master of Arts, 1887. Theological studies, Vanderbilt University, about 2 years. Correspondent course Yale, and University of Chicago, 1 year.
Doctor of Divinity, Trinity College (now Duke), 1900.
Ordained ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1890. Pastor Centenary Church, Winston-Salem, 1891-1895. Tinity Church, Charlotte, 1895-1897.
Presiding elder Charlotte District, 1897-1900.
Pastor West Market Church, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1900-1904. Presiding elder Greensboro District, 1904-1908.
Pastor First Church, Salisbury, 1908-1910. Presiding elder Shelby District, 1910-1913.
President Greensboro College (for Women), 1913-1935, president emeritus, since 1935, professor of Bible, 1935-1939, also special lecturer in Bible, since 1940.
Senior member board of trustees, Duke. Delaware General Conference, Methodist Church, South., Dallas, Texas, 1902. General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Churches, Birmingham, Alabama, 1906.
Mason. Graduate work summer session, Columbia, 1921.
Married Sallie Leonora Atwater, January 4, 1888 (died January 4, 1943). Children: Samuel Bryant, Mistress Annie Leonora Simmonds, Carney Gray (deceased), Wilbur Clinton (deceased), Julian Atwater, Walter William.