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In July of
1943, the first worship service was conducted by the Midwest
City church of Christ. During the first few months after
the congregation began, various homes were used as meeting
places. Growth necessitated seeking larger accommodations.
The Jarman Junior High School building served the purpose
for a time. When the decision came to build a permanent
meeting house, financial assistance was given by the
Culbertson Heights congregation (now Mayfair). July 1944
marked the first meeting in the new building.
The ensuing years were good ones for
the church in Midwest City. Rapid growth enabled the
establishment of two new congregations (Del City and
Eastside) from the original group of saints.
In April 1963, the decision was made to
move from the Marshall Street location to a six and one-half
acre site on North Air Depot. The congregation met for
worship in the Country Estates School gymnasium during the
latter part of 1968 and the early part of 1969. The move
occurred in May 1969, when the congregation moved into the
long-awaited new facility. In four years, the congregation
had seen considerable growth, and plans to build additional
classroom facilities became a reality when construction
began in late May 1973. The 9,000 square foot, two-story
classroom addition, consisting of four restrooms, kitchen,
large fellowship area, and eleven classrooms was completed
in April 1974.
Improvements were made to the facility
in late 2004. ADA accessible restrooms were added to the
foyer. Existing wainscot paneling was replaced with gypsum
board which was textured and painted. New carpeting was
installed in the foyer and auditorium. The auditorium was
also repainted, pews were refinished and reupholstered, 6
ceiling fans installed, the audio/visual system received an
upgrade. Later in 2004, a cry room was added to the
auditorium. In 2008, improvements were made to the kitchen.
Ministers *
= currently serving
Albert
Sweet...................................... July 1944
October 1946
Sterling
Turner......................... November 1946 October 1947
Mark McElhaney......................
November 1947 October 1951
Ross
Dye....................................... January 1952
October 1954
Norman Keener..................
November 1954 September 1956
Ector Watson...........................
October 1956 September 1959
Hugo
McCord.................................... October 1960
April 1975
Kirk Castleman........................................
May 1975 June 1979
Tom
Gilliam.................................. April 1979
November 1982
Kirk Castleman............................
January 1983 February 1995
Antenor Goncalves............................
April 1995 January 1996
*Steve
Chisholm........................................ July 1996
Present
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