Bishop John Howard Dell was born in Washington County, Georgia on September 29, 1902. Bishop Dell began preaching and spreading the gospel at the age of 16. At 18, he preached out of his first congregation in Gardner, Georgia. During his life, Bishop Dell founded four other churches: Crisp Street Church, Macon Georgia; First Church of God in Christ, Soperton, Georgia; First Church of God in Christ, Lyons, Georgia; and Christ Temple Church of God in Christ, Atlanta, Georgia. He also started missions in Danville, TerryTom, Alley, and Udila, Georgia. In 1948, he was appointed Georgia's overseer by the late Bishop Charles H. Mason. Bishop Mason consecrated him to the Office of Bishop in 1954. Bishop Dell was instrumental in the Northern Georgia Jurisdiction having a headquarters being paid for by the congregation. He was one of the first Black ministers in Georgia to have a radio ministry beginning in 1941, and the first to preach from a remote radio site in Macon and Columbus, Georgia. He was the first Black minister to have a television ministry in Albany, Georgia beginning in 1958 and one of the first Blacks to telecast Sunday services in Atlanta, Georgia beginning in 1979.

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Jun 14, 2019

Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection

Bishop John Howard Dell was born in Washington County, Georgia on September 29, 1902. Bishop Dell began preaching and spreading the gospel at the age of 16. At 18, he preached out of his first congregation in Gardner, Georgia. During his life, Bishop Dell founded four other churches: Crisp Street Church, Macon Georgia; First Church of God in Christ, Soperton, Georgia; First Church of God in Christ, Lyons, Georgia; and Christ Temple Church of God in Christ, Atlanta, Georgia. He also started missions in Danville, TerryTom, Alley, and Udila, Georgia. In 1948, he was appointed Georgia's overseer by the late Bishop Charles H. Mason. Bishop Mason consecrated him to the Office of Bishop in 1954. Bishop Dell was instrumental in the Northern Georgia Jurisdiction having a headquarters being paid for by the congregation. He was one of the first Black ministers in Georgia to have a radio ministry beginning in 1941, and the first to preach from a remote radio site in Macon and Columbus, Georgia. He was the first Black minister to have a television ministry in Albany, Georgia beginning in 1958 and one of the first Blacks to telecast Sunday services in Atlanta, Georgia beginning in 1979.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu

Church Growth, circa 1984
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
The Lord is In His Holy Temple, 1994
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
The Holy Ghost Anoints for Ministries, December 6, 1992
God Has Heard You, November 22, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
Jesus Heals, November 15, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
The Heavenly Vision, November 8, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
Let us Pray, November 1, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
God Creating a Climate, October 25, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
Redemption through Christ, October 11, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
A Changed Man, August 30, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
Unconditional Love, July 20, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
I Must Tell Jesus, July 19, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
God's Treasure in Clay Pots, July 12, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
Finding a Way, July 5, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
Elder A. J. Williams, June 28, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
Elder Lovette, June 14, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
Led the Right Way, May 31, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
The Indwelling Christ, May 24, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection
God Has Heard You, May 17, 1992
Bishop J. Howard Dell Collection