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Brief History of 1st Christian Church, Washington, NC
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Brief History of 1st Christian Church, Washington, NC
| The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination has its roots in nineteenth century frontier America. Its fellowship was formed as christians from several denominations sought a simplified worship experience based on simple New Testament faith and receptive to individual interpretations and experiences. |
Our local congregation has recently marked a century of organized worship. Interest in establishing a Disciples congregations in Washington was reported as early as 1883. By 1891, worshippers were gathering as a Bible School in the Crumpler home at 125 East Fourth Street.
On October 24, 1891, First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, Washington, North Carolina with sixty members was recognized as a congregation by the North Carolina Missionary Convention. The first pastor, Rev. Dennis Wrighter Davis, led the congregation in the construction of its first building at Telfair and East Second Streets. That building was dedicated on May 1, 1892. Membership grew rapidly and in 1916 the congregation purchased land at Academy and Second Streets diagonally across from the first property. The original portion of the existing church, housing the sanctuary, offices, and social hall, was dedicated on December 5, 1926. The old building was then sold and moved to West Fifth Street where it still stands. The building was expanded to include facilities for Christian education on the southside of the edifice. The Bagby-Nunn Educational Building was dedicated on May 5, 1963.
The congregation observed its Centennial Celebration in 1991.
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