Bishop Clarence E. Moore was born on April 24, 1930 into the loving parentage of Clarence Uriah Moore and Daisy L. Thompson Moore. He was born and raised in Gary, WV, was a graduate of Gary District High School and took college courses at both Bluefield State and WV State Colleges. Bishop Moore began his ministry at Apostolic Temple in Gary, WV 68 years ago. He faithfully served as Pastor of the Greater Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church in Bluefield, WV for 67 years, until his peaceful departure from this earth on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. During the span of his ministry, he simultaneously pastored the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ in Johnson City, TN and The Bride of Christ Church in Rand, WV for short periods.