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Lights Of Worship John Wesley Stand Gets Electricity
Asheboro area church John Wesley Stand marks a milestone when electric lights are turned on for the first time in February 1940. Rev. J Frank Burkhead, the church founder and pastor, led the celebration as the rural electrification program finally wired the tabernacle and grounds.
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Harriptre Hammer Walker
Asheboro
John Wesley
J. Frank Burkhead
John Wesley Stand
Burkhead
Arthur Ross
Tabernacle
Elizabeth Redding
W. Frank Redding
Burrell Wood
W. Penn Wood
L. D. Burkhead
Martha Harris Burkhead
Mary Jane
Methodist Protestant
William Laughlin
Mr. Laughlin
India
Howard P. Powell
First Methodist Church
Charlotte
Dilworth
Tennessee
Powell
North
Georgia
ABC
J. W. Taylor
Frank
Randolph
Mr. Burkhead