- Who
- Rev. Doris Nathaniel Benford, Sr
- What
- 72:061 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- United States (Texas City)
- When
The longest tenure as pastor of the same church is 72 years 61 days and was achieved by Rev. Doris Nathaniel Benford, Sr (USA), who is pastor of the Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church in Texas City, Texas, USA, as verified on 27 October 2022.
In 1947, Rev. D.N. Benford was visiting a friend in Texas City, Texas by the name of Rev. FM Johnson. Rev. Johnson was scheduled to preach at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church (as a guest pastor) but he was sick. Rev. Johnson asked Rev. Benford if he would preach in his place. After Rev. Benford preached, Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church was pleased and told Rev. Benford that if they were ever in need of a pastor, they would contact him, because they were impressed by his teaching/preaching.
By 1950, Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church was in search of a pastor for their church. They search for Rev. Benford, Sr. and when they found him, they asked if he would come and preach for Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church again and he did that on the 3rd Sunday in June of 1950. On August 27, 1950, they reached out to Rev. Benford again and this time the membership voted him as the new pastor of Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church of Texas City, Texas.
Rising Star celebrates its Anniversary each year on the 2nd Sunday in November.
