Richard Green Spurling (1857 – 1935) was an American Christian minister. Born in

Monroe County, Tennessee Monroe County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,250. Its county seat is Madisonville. History During the early part of the 18th century, the area around what is no ...

, he was the founder of the Church of God. His father, Richard Spurling (1810 – 1891) was an ordained Baptist elder, who presided over the founding of the church on August 10, 1886. R. G. Spurling was chosen as its minister and ordained a month later.

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1857 births 1935 deaths People from Monroe County, Tennessee {{US-Christian-clergy-stub