One of the first "Oneness" Pentecostal Churches in the State of Texas was established in Humble during the summer of 1920, following an extended revival held here. Rev. D. K. Morris and his family put up a tent at Seventh and Charles Streets where they began holding services. This tent was the group's only place of worship until the fall of 1921 when Rev. Morris and his son, Jack, built a tabernacle. It was a rustic building, with wooden shutters for windows and no screens. A prized possession of the congregation, a pump organ, was acquired while the group worshipped in the tabernacle. The Reverend is said to have died of "dropsy" in Humble, TX in 1933 while rocking in his chair. He is said to have refused to die lying down because he wanted to be awake and experience the soul departing the flesh while awake and lucid.
One of the first "Oneness" Pentecostal Churches in the State of Texas was established in Humble during the summer of 1920, following an extended revival held here. Rev. D. K. Morris and his family put up a tent at Seventh and Charles Streets where they began holding services. This tent was the group's only place of worship until the fall of 1921 when Rev. Morris and his son, Jack, built a tabernacle. It was a rustic building, with wooden shutters for windows and no screens. A prized possession of the congregation, a pump organ, was acquired while the group worshipped in the tabernacle. The Reverend is said to have died of "dropsy" in Humble, TX in 1933 while rocking in his chair. He is said to have refused to die lying down because he wanted to be awake and experience the soul departing the flesh while awake and lucid.
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