In 1920 the Rev. A. S. Spencer was assigned to the Greenlee and Buena Vista churches. His pastorate was short and there is a scarcity of information regarding this time except for one outstanding fact in the church's history: at the close of 1921 church membership rose to 114, the highest to date.

J. T. Baker

     Meeting at Princeton, West Virginia, on September 21-26, 1921, the 12th annual session of the Virginia Conference assigned to the Rev. J. T. Baker the charges of Buena Vista and Greenlee. During this year, the average Sunday School attendance was 125. Some other interesting statistical facts follow:

• Paid Pastor
  • $619.31
• Paid evangelist
  • $106.06
• Paid conference superintendent
  • $131.65
• Paid on church property
  • $199.67
• Value of church property
  • $2,000.00

   Mr. Baker shared the pastorate of these two churches (as did his two predecessors) until 1924. However in 1922 H. A. Williams was appointed his assistant.
   As was then the procedure during the conference session, each pastor would give a verbal report of his year's work. The following paragraph appeared in the Minutes of the 15th annual conference in 1924:

"J. T. Baker pastor of the Buena Vista and Greenlee churches says that he still has victory in his soul and loves tie truth of Pentecost. Has been very busy. Has preached 259 times during the year. Says his churches are in good condition. Financial report, $1,280.00."

   Also at the same conference In 1924 G. T. Firebaugh of the Greenlee Church was licensed to preach, and G. R. Jewell was assigned the Greenlee Church (this was the end of one minister sharing the pastorates of Greenlee and Buena Vista).

G.R. Jewell

     The Rev. G. R. Jewell was assigned to the Greenlee Pentecostal Holiness Church in September, 1924, and served as pastor until September, 1928.
     On July 21, 1925, he married the former Miss Mildred Russ of Buena Vista. Mrs. Jewell recalls that after the ceremony in Buena Vista the wedding procession continued to Natural Bridge Station, where "horns blew all the way through the culvert." Mr. Jewell built a home about 100 yards from the Greenlee Church. During this time his salary was $40-$50 for one month.
     Sunday School enrollment was about 75 when Mr. Jewell arrived, but climbed to 150 by the time he left. From the church roll of 70 in 1924 approximately 30 members were dropped, but by 1928 the enrollment was 70 again.
     Mr. Jewell recalls that in 1927 a tent meeting and conference were conducted at the Greenlee Church, with Bishop J. H. King presiding. (It was the 18th Annual conference, held on September 16, 1927.) At this conference the Greenlee Church was placed m the Rock Bridge (Rockbridge) District, and Mr. Jewell was reassigned. Other churches included in the district were Buena Vista, New Bethel, Tye River, Winter Green, and Pera.
     One of the best revivals of this period was held by the pastor in 1928 in which 25 were saved and 18 were filled with the Holy Spirit. (Revivals in this day were at least two weeds in duration and often extended three to four weeks.)
     Also during Mr. Jewell's pastorate the frame building was painted and a new Hammond organ (pump organ, of course) was purchased. According to disbursements found in old church records, the approximate cost of this organ was $133.21.
     According to the Jewells, during this time they cannot remember canceling services for any reason. People came through mud or snow to worship. Mrs. Jewell particularly remembers "watching the lantern instead of mud 'holes'", while walking to church.
     Included among many memories of the church people, the Jewells reminisce about one lady who refused to put her offering into the plate, but instead gave it to Mr. Jewell. This consumed quite a bit of tune since she kept the money tied up in a handkerchief, would untie it with her teeth, and comment all the while, "Can't anyone preach any better than my preacher." On one occasion this same woman gave Mrs. Jewell a quarter to give to Mr. Jewell; however the money was lost and a confession was made to the donor. Mrs. Jewell chuckles, "She never gave me any more money to give to the pastor."
     Another interesting happening. was when, kneeling at the altar to pray, a visiting minister displayed several patches on his pants. "Now whether he intentionally showed those patches I don't know," comments Mr. Jewell, "But anyway the Greenlee Church raised about $30.00 to get him a new suit."
     Mr. Jewell retired from the active ministry in 1954 at Buena Vista, Virginia, where he and Mrs. Jewell now reside. Their daughter, Mae, (who was born driving their Natural Bridge pastorate) and son-in-law, J. L. McCall, are serving the Pentecostal Holiness Church as missionaries in Hawaii.