Country Church of Hollywood Collection
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Title: Country Church of Hollywood Collection
Dates: 1930-2000
Collection Number: CFT00009
Creator/Collector:
Hogg, William B. (1880-1937)
Hopkins, Josiah (pseudonym)
Extent: 1 Box, 0.5 linear feet
Repository:
Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Pasadena, California 91182
Abstract: William B. Hogg (1880-1937) (alternative name Josiah Hopkins), while ministering with the Paul Rader organization in Los Angeles
in 1933, felt called to establish a "country church" in the middle of Hollywood. He modeled it on the country church in Ashland,
his first pastorate, calling it the little Country Church of Hollywood, on Goose Creek. The collection consists of approximately
50 booklets written by Josiah Hopkins or his
wife Sarah, many of them sermons delivered over the air on radio KFAC, Hollywood, from the little Country Church of Hollywood.
Language of Material: English
Supervised use only. Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.
All rights reserved.
Country Church of Hollywood Collection. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Acquired from Marilyn McGinnis on October 15, 2003.
Biography/Administrative History
William B. Hogg (1880-1937) was associated with the ministry of Paul Rader at the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle where he offered
a radio program called the Breakfast Brigade. In 1933, while ministering with the Paul Rader organization in Los Angeles,
he felt called to establish a "country church" in the middle of Hollywood. He modeled it on the country church in Ashland,
his first pastorate, calling it the little Country Church of Hollywood, on Goose Creek. His Goose Creek quartet, with Rudy
Atwood of the "Old Fashioned Revival Hour" at the piano, was an important part of his radio program and in popular demand
for performances in local churches.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of approximately 50 booklets written by Josiah Hopkins or his wife Sarah, many of them sermons delivered
over the air on radio KFAC, Hollywood, from the little Country Church of Hollywood which he founded in 1934. Also included
in the collection are three memorial booklets written by supporters of his ministry, and a 7 inch reel recording of his sermons.
Atwood, Rudy
Sermons
Radio
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Religion