Rev. Paul R. Price

Paul Price was born February 14, 1922, at Brookhaven, Mississippi. Until he was about thirteen years old, he lived in Jackson and Rolling Fork. At age twelve, he received the Holy Ghost in a revival meeting held on the front porch of his uncle’s home.

The family then moved to Kerman, California, where a little church began in an outdoor tent meeting. It was at this time that Paul gave his life to Jesus Christ never to look back. Elder Toole became his pastor.

In 1942, at the age of nineteen, Brother Price moved to Sacramento and met his wife to be, Alyce Hammond. May 3 became the day of celebration as his seventeen-year-old bride and he took up their residence in a small house behind their grandmother’s place. Three daughters were born to them: Gaylyne, Renee, and Karla.

Brother and Sister Toole had been awakened to hear the Lord speak to get up and travel to Sacramento. In time, the Tooles gave up the work in the little country church, and Brother Price spent the next four years pastoring his home church. While there, he received a call from God to go to Napa, California, to start a home mission’s church, and he has been there for fifty-four years.

He was elected as the district superintendent of the Western District in 1965. He served on the General Board for thirty-four years and was a part of many committees. He also was chairman of the Building Committee to raise money for the new headquarters building in St. Louis, Missouri. He resigned the office of district Superintendent after serving in that position for thirty-four years.