| George W. Church, Sr. | |
| Birth Name: | George William Church |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Oak Grove, Missouri, US |
| Death Place: | San Antonio, Texas, US |
| Known: | Founder of Church's Chicken |
George William Church, Sr. (March 30, 1887 – November 18, 1956) was an American businessman who founded Church's Chicken.
Church was born in Oak Grove, Missouri in 1887 to Isaac Wesley Church[1] and Mary Josephine Webb.
On April 17, 1952, Church started Church's Fried Chicken-To-Go, across the road from The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
Prior to his retirement, Church was an incubator salesman.[2]
In 1913, Church married Jessie May Pollard and had five children.[3]
After Church's sudden death in 1956, the restaurant was willed to his son, George W. "Bill" Church, Jr. (December 23, 1932 – February 7, 2014). Bill Church continued operations of the business in 1962, and further built the franchise with his partner David Bamberger before selling it.