The church was organized on
September 7, 1947. That meeting was held at 5621 Virginia Street
in the home of Corporal and Mrs. John R. Koons. The first service
was held in that same home the following Sunday, September 14.
The men of the church began
constructing the first church on October 6, 1947. The first service
in the new church was held on December 21, 1947. A parsonage was
ready by the following August. Work began on an addition to the church
on May 3, 1949. The Long White educational building was used for
classrooms. A new sanctuary was built in 1952, with the first service
held in the new church on October 5 of that year. In 1954, the Youth
Building was constructed. It was later renamed Herring Hall in memory
of Mr. J.F. Herring. A new brick parsonage was built in 1955 at 4112
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