Harvey G. Carpenter

FROM THE BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF PRIMITIVE OR OLD SCHOOL BAPTIST MINISTERS BY DAVID MONTGOMERY AND MARK GREEN: ELDER HARVEY G. CARPENTER Elder Carpenter was born on Oct 6, 1932. He was married on Jun 20, 1954 to the former Julia Ann Poplin. They have two sons. During late 1969 and early 70’s, I became very restless spiritually. It seemed I was starving. All the efforts I would put forth, by taking part in the churchat that time would not satisfy my hunger. On Feb 14, 1984, I was instructed that I was to go preach for the Primitive Baptists. I visited Elder Clifford Allen, pastor of Bear Creek PBC and also Elder C. M. Mills, pastor of Meadow Creek PBC among others at that time. After visiting them I began to visit the various churches in the area and then in October of 1974 asked for a home and was baptized in November 1974 at Meadow Creek PBC by Elder Charles Smith. In 1980, I moved my membership to Pleasant Hill PBC, close to the community that I was living in. I was ordained in 1980, after filling an appointment there for several months and later became assistant pastor to Elder J. A. Langhum at Pleasant Hill in 1982. Later I was called to pastor the church in 1985 and continued to do so until I resigned, April of 1996. In June of 1997 I joined by relation, Amarillo PBC which is pastored by Elder R. A. Tindall.