George W. Church, Sr.

George W. (Bill) Church, Jr. Honoring our Past Churchie, the mascot 1968 First Church’s is established outside of . 44 stores and counting! 1952 1960s George W. Church Sr. Church’s 1956 Chain opens Church’s Fried George W. Church Sr. GROWS TO Chicken To Go in Church’s heats it up with passes away. At the time downtown San Antonio JALAPENO PEPPERS on of his death, there are eight stores in San Antonio across from the Alamo the menu four Church’s

Church’s To-Go only sells George W. (Bill) Church Jr. David Bamberger GROWTH CONTINUES... Church’s becomes a COMPETITION BEGINS... takes over the company joins forces with More than 100 Church’s in seven states publicly held company. Bill Church Jr. Church’s National LOOKING to form the licensing Headquarters

50s & 60s GOOD! operation of Church’s complex opens in 50s & 60sSan Antonio New product introduced: Rosetta Harris: Church’s Big . First African CHURCH’S NEW LOOK! 1980s COMPANY RECORD Advertising campaigns American woman colors IS SET! 1,368 SOLD IN are created to face the in Church’s history are now gold, green ONE DAY. Fried dark competition and brown. to attain ownership “Kick the Bucket” meat for 99 cents Uniforms are gold. of store in Gulfport, call-to-action goes MS under Step 13 Mrs. Martin Luther King honors First Church’s head-to-head with program Alex Glover – the first Step 13 Franchise Opens Kentucky Fried CUTTING WHOLE BIRDS IN STORE NO MORE! owner of his own store Outside the U.S. Chicken

NEW OWNERSHIP PROGRAM Church’s joins the NY Stock Exchange CHURCH’S BRUSHES Restaurant colors OFFERED TO QUALIFIED MANAGERS 1984 WITH GREATNESS Step 13 and Master Merchant program More fast food are green, white First Texas Chicken CELEBRATION! Church’s ad appears is put into action by David Bamberger and orange 1,000th Store Fried Chicken in “Rocky IV” location opens in Opens in hits the streets Indonesia 70s & 80s Muhammad Ali visits Phoenix, AZ at the 1971 Black Expo AWARD-WINNING Al Copeland, NEW LOOK Dallas Cowboy’s Roger owner of , Staubach is featured buys Church’s in advertising WSJ calls Church’s 70s“the best managed growth & 80s company in the nation”

2006 America’s Favorite Chicken (AFC) Global sales 2009 is created as new parent company exceed Church’s is acquired by FFL to Popeyes and Church’s and moves Church’s headquarters to Atlanta $1 Billion 1700th store opens 2012

Al Copeland Enterprises 1996 2004 Supply Chain 2011 A new era... A new look starts to take files for Bankruptcy “Hammerin Hank” Aaron After 12 years with AFC, brought in – Jim Hyatt hold. A new pipeline of products house joins becomes a Church’s is acquired by New ad campaign launches: are ready to test. And for 60 years Church’s Franchisee private equity firm Church’s and counting, still serving the 90s & 00s “You Bring it Home” as CEO best darn chicken in the world! 90s & 00sShaping our Future