In 1917, Brother George Skinner (who was at the time an Associate Pastor at South Meridian Church of God) began to hold services in homes, schools, yards, and wherever else he could find in the west side of Anderson, Indiana.
Because of the poverty in this neighborhood, there was no decent place to hold worship services. So with his love for Christ, Bro. Skinner went to where the people were.
In 1920 Mayor Bell of Indianapolis gave Bro. Skinner the deeds to two lots at 2215 Nelle Street to do with as he wished. What we came to know as Jackson Park Church of God was dedicated in 1922. Pastor Skinner went on to serve for 50 years in that first church building.
In 1972, Glenn E. Skinner, George’s son, was officially named pastor of Jackson Park. He had been doing much of the pastor’s work for some time but it was finally made his complete responsibility. Under Bro. Glenn’s leadership, the Jackson Park congregation relocated to 4211 South Main Street.
Brother Glenn retired in April 1995 and our church started a new chapter in it’s history. In February of 1997, pastor C.J. Plogger came to the Main Street congregation. He served the congregation for six years before being called to pastor in Illinois.
Pastor Don Billey came to us in March of 2003. Before coming to Main Street, Pastor Don served with churches in Dayton, Ohio and Elkhart, Indiana. He and his wife Karen brought with them over 40 years of combined experience in youth and adult ministries.
After serving Main Street for almost 21 years, Pastor Don retired in November, 2023
Our current pastor, Brother Carl Stagner, is not new to Main Street at all! A graduate of Anderson University, Bro. Carl, a native of Arizona, returned to Anderson in 2010 to begin serving as our Worship Pastor.
He began serving the role of Senior Pastor in November of 2023 and has been leading our congregation since that time.