About Garner Chapel Missionary Baptist Church

Garner Chapel was founded in 1914 with Rev. Squiagen as Pastor.  (1917) Rev. Grant, (1918-1923) Rev. Davis, (1923) Rev. Griffin, (1925-1929) Rev. Squarer, (1929) Rev. W.M. Hall, (1940) Rev. S.H. Mitchell, (1943) Rev. K. Hoppell, (1945) Rev. N.H. Jones, (1950) Rev. Joe Dirden, (1955) Rev. P.S. Walker, (1969) Rev. R. Phelps, (1974) Rev. R. Alexander, (1975) Rev. S. V. Brown, (1981) Rev. G.A. Lloyd, (1982) Rev. W.C. Claiborne, (1991-Present) Rev. Eldridge Nickson.  While pastoring here, Garner Chapel is known far and near as he preached the gospel.  (Cities and states) Las Vegas, Atlanta, Ga, Forth Worth, Tx, Midland, Tx, Odessa, Tx, San Antonio, Tx, Houston, Tx, San Augustine, Fl, San Augustine, Tx, Center, Tx, Mansfield, La, Shreveport, La, Logansport, La, Keithville, La, Leesville, La, Z'wolle, La, Surrey British Columbia, and Canada.  Garner Chapel and Bishop Eldridge Nickson has helped over 20 churches get their start from scratch.