1973
Annual Report - 1973
A Partial History Of Owensboro Christian Church
Restoration Movement Link The Owensboro Christian Church began as a dream in September of 1953 when the Men for Christ Evangelistic Association of South Central Kentucky had a vision of starting a New Testament Christian Church in Owensboro, Kentucky. In September of 1953 with the support of the Men for Christ, a church began in Owensboro -- the Owensboro Christian Church. The first service of the church was held in the auditorium of Owensboro High School on September 27, 1953, with 23 people present. Dave Rose, Evangelist of the Man for Christ, led the service. There were 2 responses to the invitation. Through the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Z. Wilking and many others, in April of 1954, Dave Rose accepted the call and became the first minister of the Owensboro Christian Church. By June of 1954, membership had reached 53. It was during this month that Edgar Yates, Minister of the First Christian Church in Elizabethtown, began a 5 night preaching campaign at Owensboro Christian which r...
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