In February 1918, the Colored Ministerial Union published an appeal to white Wilsonians to adjust the working hours of their “colored help” to allow them to attend daytime Sunday services.

Wilson Daily Times, 4 February 1918.
- H.B. Taylor — Halley B. Taylor, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church.
- A.L.E. Weeks — Alfred L.E. Weeks, pastor of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church.