On Feb. 22, l96l the Shreveport
District Board of Missions had acquired 5.45 acres in the 1200 block of
Crabapple Boulevard for $16,500. After conducting a neighborhood
survey in 1961, an organizational meeting was held at the Peal home in
March 1962. The name Christ was selected over Southern Hills as the
title for the new church. The first service was held by Rev.
Oscar Cloyd on June 17,1962 in the Southern Hills Elementary School.
The church was chartered on August 12 of that year. A parsonage
at 9008 Blom Blvd. was purchased for $19,750.
Groundbreaking for the church
was on November 3, 1962. That church was used until 1977. The
current sanctuary, with a seating capacity of 500, was constructed that
year at a cost of $480,000. A $96,000 parsonage was also built that
year. An activities building was constructed in 1988. |
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