Rev. E. L. Holley

E. L. Holley was one of God's unique instruments in His hands. Having served in the US Navy, he returned home to enter the insurance industry. He felt another call, however, to respond to the gospel of Christ. He received the Holy Spirit and was baptized in a church his father pastored in Wichita Falls, Texas.

He soon felt another call. This time to more active service as a minister. He and his wife, Irma Joy, started a new church in Electra, Texas. His speaking talents and writing abilities were quickly tapped, and he was asked to edit the Texas District publication, the Texas Sentinel. He also assumed the pastorate of a church in La Marque, Texas, where he served for many years.

With Texas Bible College (TBC) experiencing burgeoning growth in Houston, not far from La Marque, he was conscripted to teach classes there. In the summer of 1969, as a result of his administrative abilities, he was asked to serve as president of Pentecostal Bible Institute in Tupelo, Mississippi, where he served for two school terms. During the summer of 1970, he returned to Texas to serve as president of TBC where he served for six years.

In 1977 he was elected as superintendent of the Texas District of the United Pentecostal Church International. He faithfully fulfilled the duties of this office for eighteen years, retiring in 1995. He passed from this life just a few days after retiring. He is remembered for his broad Bible knowledge, quick wit, communication skills, and administrative expertise.