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.
| Ministers of the First Christian Church, Henderson, Kentucky | |
| W. B. Taylor 1887-1889 | Ben E. Watson (Interim Minister) 1962 |
| James Vernon 1889-1897 | Jay R. Calhoun 1963-1967 |
| E. J. Willis 1897-1901 | Lee A. Crawford- Associate 1964-1966 |
| Philip F. King 1901-1903 | Frank N. Tinder (Interim Minister) 1967 |
| R. H. Robertson 1903-1905 | Donald A. Nunnelly 1967-1980 |
| W. A. Ward 1905-1907 | Darvid Hartman-Associate 1979-1981 |
| James Vernon 1907-1915 | John Updegraff (Interim Minister) 1980 |
| Kyle Brooks 1915-1917 | Charles E. Dietze (Interim Minister) 1981 |
| J. L. Alderson 1917-1919 | Elliott Massey 1982-1987 |
| W. P. Walden 1919-1921 | Phillip Carlisle (Interim Minister) 1988 |
| E. J. Willis 1921-1927 | Jerry Witt 1989 |
| Minor W. Bottom 1927-1930 | Larry Sivis -Associate 1986-1995 |
| E. C. Lacy 1931-1938 | Len Brummitt (Interim Minister) 1990-1992 |
| C. C. England 1939-1944 | Lon Oliver 1992-2002 |
| Grady Speigel 1944-1945 | Ed Kobe (Interim Minister) 2002 |
| C. E. Grace 1945-1947 | Bill Bingham 2002-2005 |
| Charles E. Dietze 1948-1952 | David Leslie 2006-2012 |
| Arthur Digby 1952-1956 | Bob Franz (Interim Minister) 2012-2013 |
| William Burrus Apperson 1956-1962 | Chuck Summers 2013-2020 David Clifford 2019-Present |
We are a Table people–transformed by its grace, living in its light, and sent in service to others.
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