Rev. Timothy "T.E." Gainous

To view the service via Facebook Live please use the link below: https://www.facebook.com/ZandersFuneralLIVE To view the service via YouTube please use the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqcB9W6Fj9o The Reverend T.E. Gainous, a native of Perry, Taylor County, Florida, was born on Wednesday, May 7, 1924, to the parentage of late Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Betty H. Gainous. Educated in the Taylor County Public School System, Reverend Gainous was a graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), in Tallahassee, Florida. “Go Rattlers!” Reverend Gainous accepted Christ at the age of Thirteen Years old, at the New Brooklyn Missionary Baptist Church, Perry, Florida. He was later ordained as a Deacon at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Tallahassee, Florida. Reverend Gainous was then licensed and ordained into the Gospel Ministry. At the age of Twenty-One years old, Reverend met the love of His life, the former Ruth L. Ingram, and on September 2, 1945, they were unitedin Holy Matrimony. To this union, seven children were born. They enjoyed Sixty Years of wedded bliss, until the Lord called Sister Ruth Gainous home to be with Him. During his young adult years, Reverend Gainous served in the United States Army. Shortly after his service in the Army, Reverend Gainous was called to serve in the Pastoral Ministry. During his early years of Pastoral Service, Reverend Gainous led the following Churches: New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Lloyd, Florida; Damascus Missionary Baptist Church, Madison, Florida; New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Greenville, Florida; Springhill Missionary Baptist Church, Bradfordville, Florida; St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church, Blountstown, Florida; Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, Tallahassee, Florida; and the Rebecca Missionary Baptist Church, Thomasville, Georgia. In 1971, he was called to the Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as Pastor for Fifty-Two and a One-Half years. Mount Calvary was certainly the love and heart of Reverend Gainous. Ecclesiastically, for Eighteen Years, Reverend Gainous served as the Assistant Recording Secretary of the National Baptist Convention of America, International, Incorporated. He was also Ministerial Advisor to the Nurses (Guild) Ministry of the Progressive Missionary and Educational State Convention; and also served as Ministerial Advisor to the Nurses (Guild) Ministry in the First South Florida Missionary Baptist District Association, Congress Number Two Auxiliary, as Vice President for Ten Years. He was known as the “Elder Statesman” and the “Senior” Pastor in the Central Florida Community, for many years. His wisdom, wit, and witness was appreciated among the Pastoral and Christian Community. Reverend Gainous was preceded in death by his Wife, Ruth Gainous; and Parents: Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Betty H. Gainous. On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Reverend Gainous answered God’s final call to His Earthly Servants, “Well Done, thou Good and Faithful Servant, thou hast been faithful over a few things, now I will make you ruler over many things.” In the likeness of Enoch, who walked with God, Reverend Timothy Edison Gainous walked all the way Home with God. He leaves to Cherish His Life, Legacy, and Leadership: His Seven Children: Ferrell (Hazel) Gainous, Montverde, FL.; Amelia Jones, Tallahassee, FL.; Betty Gainous, Darrell (Maxine) Gainous, Harold Gainous, and Thedora Gainous all of Orlando, FL; and Carol (Thomas) Lewis, of Detroit, MI. His Fifteen Grandchildren; and His Nineteen Great-Grandchildren. Along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, loved ones, the Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, and many sorrowing friends.

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Rev. Timothy "T.E." Gainous

May 7, 1924 - May 3, 2023