In 1975, Revs. Tom Melton and R. Duane Stephens at the First Presbyterian Church wrote a short history of the Independence Ministerial Alliance.
(Click the image to read the history)
The Jackson Examiner
Friday, Nov. 23, 1900
MINISTERS ORGANIZE
Will Meet Every Monday Afternoon and Compare Notes - All Young Men
Independence is fortunate in her ministers. The churches at the present time have active, earnest, religious men in charge, most of them young men, and among them exist the most pleasant relations and the desire to help one another.
On Monday of this week the ministers held a meeting and formed an organization which shall be permanent at least for this winter.