L O A D I N G

About Our Church

Welcome

Welcome to the website for the First Christian Church of Henderson, Kentucky! We are the only Disciples of Christ congregation in Henderson.

We are part of “a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world. As part of the one body of Christ, we welcome all to the Lord’s Table as God has welcomed us.”

Our mission statement is “We are a Table people–transformed by its grace, living in its light, and sent in service to others.

The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) began when separate but similar groups in Kentucky, Ohio and southwest Pennsylvania came together at a meeting in Lexington, Kentucky on New Years Day in 1832. Today, the Disciples of Christ number over 700,000 making us the largest Christian denomination to be born on the rugged American soil.

Our congregation was established in Henderson in 1844 and the first church was built in 1854. Henderson First Christian Church celebrates more than 150 years of ministry in the Henderson Community and we invite you to join us in this spirited journey.

CHURCH STAFF

Meet our wonderful staff

Rev. David Clifford

Pastor

Chanda Pfingston

Choir Director

Linda Glick

Administrative Assistant

Velvet Buckman

Custodian

Ministers of the First Christian Church, Henderson, Kentucky
W. B. Taylor      1887-1889Ben E. Watson (Interim Minister) 1962
James Vernon   1889-1897Jay R. Calhoun   1963-1967
E. J. Willis   1897-1901Lee A. Crawford- Associate   1964-1966
Philip F. King   1901-1903Frank N. Tinder (Interim Minister) 1967
R. H. Robertson  1903-1905Donald A. Nunnelly   1967-1980
W. A. Ward  1905-1907Darvid Hartman-Associate  1979-1981
James Vernon  1907-1915John Updegraff (Interim Minister) 1980
Kyle Brooks   1915-1917Charles E. Dietze (Interim Minister) 1981
J. L. Alderson   1917-1919Elliott Massey  1982-1987
W. P. Walden   1919-1921Phillip Carlisle (Interim Minister) 1988
E. J. Willis  1921-1927Jerry Witt  1989
Minor W. Bottom    1927-1930Larry Sivis -Associate   1986-1995
E. C. Lacy   1931-1938Len Brummitt (Interim Minister) 1990-1992
C. C. England   1939-1944Lon Oliver  1992-2002
Grady Speigel    1944-1945Ed Kobe (Interim Minister) 2002
C. E. Grace     1945-1947Bill Bingham   2002-2005
Charles E. Dietze   1948-1952David Leslie   2006-2012
Arthur Digby   1952-1956Bob Franz (Interim Minister) 2012-2013
William Burrus Apperson   1956-1962

Chuck Summers 2013-2020

David Clifford 2019-Present

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As part of the one body of Christ, we welcome all to the Lord’s Table as God has welcomed us.

We are a Table people–transformed by its grace, living in its light, and sent in service to others.