Thomas Jefferson Gore

Thomas Jefferson Gore (23 March 1839 – 4 July 1923) was the first Churches of Christ minister in South Australia. He was born and grew up in Kentucky, United States before emigrating to South Australia in 1866.

Early life Gore was born in Bloomfield, Kentucky. His parents were Volney Gore and his wife Elizabeth, née Stone. He completed his study at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 1863. He worked at the Hustonville Christian Church until he was invited to the Grote Street Church of Christ in Adelaide, South Australia.

He had an influence on all of the Churches of Christ in South Australia. The membership was around 500 when he arrived in the colony, and over 7000 by the time of his death. He visited the United States twice during the rest of his life, but remained living in South Australia.