Born in Stillwater, Oklahoma. J. M. Butler, Sr., was the son of John Henry and Grace Butler. At the age of two his family moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he grew to manhood. In 1932 when Butler was about seventeen years old, he was singing in the choir of the Christian Church of which his parents were members, when he noticed two men walk into the building and take seats on the front row. These two men were Marshall Keeble and Luke Miller. Keeble was conducting a gospel meeting in Wichita at the time. Keeble invited the entire Christian Church congregation to attend the meeting and Butler along with his friend Russell H. Moore accepted the invitation. After listening to Keeble preach the gospel, both Butler and Moore obeyed the gospel and became members of the Church of Christ. In 1937, Butler married the former Hattie Mae Gardner of Muskogee, Oklahoma, and thus began his stellar career as a distinguished Evangelist. James M. Butler, Sr., served congregations in Texas, Oklahoma, Oakland, California, and most notably, the Uptown Church of Christ in San Francisco, California. --- Remembering African American Preachers
Born in Stillwater, Oklahoma. J. M. Butler, Sr., was the son of John Henry and Grace Butler. At the age of two his family moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he grew to manhood. In 1932 when Butler was about seventeen years old, he was singing in the choir of the Christian Church of which his parents were members, when he noticed two men walk into the building and take seats on the front row. These two men were Marshall Keeble and Luke Miller. Keeble was conducting a gospel meeting in Wichita at the time. Keeble invited the entire Christian Church congregation to attend the meeting and Butler along with his friend Russell H. Moore accepted the invitation. After listening to Keeble preach the gospel, both Butler and Moore obeyed the gospel and became members of the Church of Christ. In 1937, Butler married the former Hattie Mae Gardner of Muskogee, Oklahoma, and thus began his stellar career as a distinguished Evangelist. James M. Butler, Sr., served congregations in Texas, Oklahoma, Oakland, California, and most notably, the Uptown Church of Christ in San Francisco, California. --- Remembering African American Preachers
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