Homer Aubrey Tomlinson (October 25, 1892 – December 5, 1968), was an American bishop in the Church of God of Prophecy, a Pentecostal Holiness Christian denomination founded by his father, Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson in 1922.
Homer Aubrey Tomlinson | |
|---|---|
| King of UBC King of All Nations of Men | |
| Church | God of Prophecy |
| Diocese | Queens Village, New York |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1892 |
| Died | December 5, 1968 (aged 76) Manhattan Veterans Hospital, New York City, New York |
| Denomination | Pentecostal (Holiness movement) |
| Parents | Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson (father) |
| Political party | Theocratic Party |
| King of the World | |
| Reign | 1962 – December 5, 1968 |
| Coronation | October 7, 1966 Jerusalem (planned) |
Biography
editTomlinson was born on October 25, 1892, in Westfield, Indiana, to Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson. His younger brother, Milton Ambrose Tomlinson, was decided by its presbytery to be God's chosen successor for General Overseer in 1944. The two brothers did not get along, so Homer founded his own splinter "Church of God" denomination around the same time and became its bishop.
He founded the Theocratic Party and was its candidate for U.S. President for elections from 1952 to 1968. [1]
In 1962, at the University of British Columbia, he declared himself "King of UBC" and "King of the World".[2] On October 7, 1966, Bishop Tomlinson planned to crown himself King of the World or "King of All Nations of Men" in Jerusalem.
His Church of God group was headquartered in Queens Village, New York, until his death in 1968. He died on December 5, 1968, at the Manhattan Veterans Hospital.[3]
Legacy
editHis church moved to Huntsville, Alabama after his death.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Homer A. Tomlinson". The New Yorker. 1966. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
Profile of Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson, who plans to crown himself King of the World or King of All Nations of Men in Jerusalem, Oct. 7, 1966. As Bishop and General Overseer of the Homer Tomlinson Branch of the Church of God, he claims a following of 75,000 persons, or saints, and 600 ministers with churches in all fifty states, but greatest strength in Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee and N.C.
- ^ As recounted in the Totem 1962 of the University of British Columbia, wherein it is retold that he proclaimed himself
- ^ "Bishop Homer Tomlinson Dies. Crowned Himself World's King. Preacher Carried Own Throne ..." New York Times. December 6, 1968. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson died Wednesday at Manhattan Veterans Hospital after a long illness. He was 76 years old and lived at 93–05 224th Street in ...
- Whitworth, William (1966-09-24). "On the Tide of the Times: PROFILE of Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson", The New Yorker: 67
- Utt, Richard H. (September/October 2020). "The Preacher Who Wanted to Be President", Liberty