Roy Elonzo Davis

===William Branham===
[[File:William Branham c. 1930.png|right|thumb|upright|William Branham c. 1930]]
[[William Branham]] joined Davis's church in 1929 where he was baptized and ordained by Davis as a minister and began to serve as an elder the same year.{{sfn|Weaver|2000|pp=26, 33}} In his sermons, Branham indicated that [[Christian Identity]] Theology was being taught by elders in Roy Davis's church.

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|text=The first time I ever met anyone in my life, after I had been converted…I was…met Brother George DeArk and them down there. And I was walked, and the Lord led me to a little place. And they was discussing where the colored man came from. And they were trying to say that the colored man…That Cain married an animal like an ape, and through there come forth the colored race. Now, that's wrong! Absolutely, that's wrong! And don't never stand for that. Cause there was no colored or white, or any other different, it's just one race of people unto the flood. Then after the flood and the tower of Babel, when they began to scatter out, that's when they taken their colors and so forth. They're all come from the same tree. That's exactly right. Adam and Eve was the father and mother, earthly, of every living creature of human beings that's ever been on the earth. That's right.

|author= William Branham, 7-1006 – Questions And Answers On Hebrews #3 – October 6, 1957
}}

Branham indicated in his sermons that he traveled with Davis and participated in his revival meetings. Branham was key member of Davis's inner circle and was involved in both his religious and criminal activities.<ref name = pwh>{{cite book|title=Preacher Behind the White Hoods|author=Collins, John|date=May 2020|publisher=Dark Mystery Publications|isbn=978-1735160900}}</ref> Branham participated in revival meetings in Nashville with Davis and [[Caleb Ridley]].  Branham reported that in one meeting held in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], that Davis drank sulfuric acid to make people "believe that God's real".<ref>{{cite book|title=Lord Show Us The Father And It Sufficeth Us|date=September 7, 1953|publisher=Voice of God Recordings|pages=79–82|author=Branham, William}}</ref>  Davis and the First Pentecostal Baptist Church financed Branham's first tent campaign meetings in June 1933 in Jeffersonville.<ref>{{cite news|title=Church Services|publisher=Jeffersonville Evening News|date=May 6, 1933}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Church Services|publisher=Jeffersonville Evening News|date=May 27, 1933}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fourteen Converted|publisher=The Courier Journal|date=June 2, 1933}}</ref> Between March and April 1934, the First Pentecostal Baptist Church in Jeffersonville was destroyed by a fire. After being denied a permit to rebuild, Davis moved from Jeffersonville and Branham became pastor of Davis's congregation. Branham moved the group to a new building and renamed the church the Billie Branham Pentecostal Tabernacle, later changing the name to the Branham Tabernacle.

Commenting on the event, Branham stated

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|text=I remember when Brother Roy Davis, down there, and his church burnt down. That bunch of people was just like scattered sheep without a shepherd, had no place to go. And Mr. Hibstenberg was Chief of Police then, and he called me down there. He said to me, "We're here to help you." Said, "I'm Catholic, myself, but," said, "them people," said, "they don't probably have the clothes." It was during the time of the depression. Said, "They go to other churches and they feel out of place, and they're good people. I know many of them." He said, "Billy, if you want to start a church," he said, "I want you to know that we're behind you in anything we can do to help you." And I thanked him for it. We had a tag day. First, we prayed and asked the Lord. And people come to me and wanted to build a church, so could have a place to go. And we decided [on] this place.
|author= William Branham, Taking Sides With Jesus – June 1, 1962
}}

Branham would later become a world famous Pentecostal evangelist in the international [[healing revival]]s of the 1940s and 1950s.{{sfn|Weaver|2000|pp=26, 33}} Davis was proud of Branham and referred to Branham as [[Saint Timothy]] to his [[Saint Paul]].<ref name = "voh"/> Branham similarly spoke highly of Davis who would later participate in some Branham Campaign meetings.<ref name ="tjc"/> Branham and Davis maintained a lifelong relationship, and Branham continued to support Davis after he became national leader of the KKK.<ref name = pwh/>