Ordained, Academic and Editorial Ministries
The Rev. William Turner Watkins entered the ordained ministry of the North Georgia Annual Conference of the MECS in 1914. He served various appointments as Pastor between 1914 and 1930. In 1930 he became the Professor of Church History in the School of Theology at Emory University. He served in this position until his election to the Episcopacy. The Rev. Watkins was a delegate to MECS General Conferences in 1934 and 1938. He also served as President of the Board of Church Extension of his denomination.
From 1932 until 1936, the Rev. Watkins also served as the Editor of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate, an important periodical of his denomination.
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