The Broadmoor Family Worship Center Church of God originated from a series of cottage prayer meetings held in North Nashville in 1917.  These prayer meetings were conducted in the home of John R. Hamilton on the corner of Delta and Taylor Streets.  Two years later an old store building was rented at 812 17th Avenue North, and the church worshipped on the second floor of this building for almost a year.

In the spring of 1921, under the leadership of the pastor, Reverend Thad A. Richards, the church purchased and moved into a beautiful frame church building at 1414 Jo Johnston Avenue.  This property was purchased on April 8, 1921.  Soon the membership of the Jo Johnston Church of God had reached the goal of one hundred and forty members. 

Two years later, in 1923, the Church of God suffered a setback as a deep split occurred over the issues with the General Overseer, A. J. Tomlinson.  In Nashville, some members stayed with the local church, and others gave their loyalty to Tomlinson.  This latter group retained the rights to the property on Jo Johnston Avenue.

Ten years later the Church of God was reorganized in a tent on Foster Street in East Nashville.  Reverend Frank A. Hubble was the evangelist.  On July 4, 1934, State Overseer M. P. Cross, set the church in order with twenty-five members.  This was the 100th church in the Church of God.

On March 18, 1936, a parcel of property on the corner of Meridian and Berry Streets was purchased by the church.  In the Fall of that year, construction was started on the Berry Street Church of God sanctuary.  Services were held in this one-room breeko block building for approximately nineteen years.