History
The United Gospel Tabernacles has its roots in a group of fundamentalist style revivals in Texas in the early 1930s. The first of these revivals was held in Beaumont, Texas by Rev. Harry Hodge, an evangelist. Rev. Hodge continued to hold revivals all across Texas, eventually establishing many churches across the state.
As these churches had been founded independently of any current denominations, Rev. Hodge felt it necessary to bind these churches together under a common banner. With the help of his good friend, the Texas Secretary of State, Rev. Hodge organized one of the first tax-exempt religious organization of its kind in the state.
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