Editing Jeffersonville, Indiana (section)

==== Religious revivals in the 1920s ====
{{See also|Roy Elonzo Davis|William M. Branham}}

For a brief period in the mid-1920s and early 1930s, [[Roy E. Davis]], a founding member of the 1915 [[Ku Klux Klan]], hosted a series of [[Revival meeting|religious revivals]] in Jeffersonville.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 22, 1930|title=Davis Is Released In Police Court|work=The Courier Journal}}</ref> He also moved his First Pentecostal Baptist Church there, and held revivals in neighboring states. Meanwhile, he routinely challenged the ''Jeffersonville Evening News'' for its depiction of his church, eventually starting a new publication called ''The Banner of Truth'' to publicize his services and aid recruitment.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 18, 1931|title=Church Publicity Policy Explained|work=Jeffersonville Evening News}}</ref> Much of his popularity stemmed from his vocal opposition of [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Davis|first=Roy|date=February 5, 1930|title=A Preacher On Prohibition|work=The Courier Journal}}</ref>

In 1934, a fire destroyed Davis's First Pentecostal Baptist Church. After years of legal trouble, Davis was denied a permit to rebuild. He left Jeffersonville, and [[William Branham]] – formerly a ministering elder in Davis's church – became [[pastor]] of the congregation. Branham moved the group to a new building, eventually naming it [[Branham Tabernacle]], as it is known today.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021|reason=Need a source for verification}}