The church of Christ began at Jerusalem in about A.D. 33 (Acts 2:47). From there it spread as the apostles carried the gospel message into all the world (Acts 1:8; Col. 1:23). Today, wherever men and women submit to the will of Jesus Christ and follow the doctrine delivered by the aspostles, the church of Christ continues to exist.
With just such a desire, the believers in this area first met together in May of 1945. They assembled for worship in a hall above a store building on West Franklin Street. There were seven members at this first service. The first preachers were A.C. Dyson and C.E.W. Dorris. Help was obtained from sister congregations and a building program began on November 1947. By July of 1948 services were conducted in the new building at the 96 North Barker Avenue address.
After two years of growth A.C. Dyson was employed as a
full time minister. He was followed by Walter Neal then Paul Askew. During the five year labor of Paul Askew the building was completed. The first services were held in April of 1952. The building was air conditioned, the basement was divided into classrooms, and a home for the minister was purchased soon afterward. A trade was made with the State Highway Department in which it received right of way for an expressway and the congregation received a four room dwelling, two parking lots, and cash to pay off a large part of
