A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN HOME CHURCH OF CHRIST

     The Lord's church was established about 34 A.D). The church is identified and seen in
 the pages of the New Testament.   The church of Christ was established everywhere that
 people obeyed the planted good seed of the word of God, Luke 8:11-16.

    The Christian Home church of Christ in Wicksburg, Alabama, was established upon the same
 gospel message which was preached by the apostles in the first century.

Here is a brief skeletal history of the church of Christ in Wicksburg, Alabama.

1895-1903

    The church had her humble start due to the efforts and labors of E. Mim King a member of
the Lord's church in Ariton, Alabama.   Brother King worshipped with the Hamilton Crossroad
church of Christ.  This good man began to preach in the Wicksburg community in brush Arbor meetings.

   Faithful gospel preaching laid the foundation for the church to be established. From these evangelistic
efforts the Lord's church would be brought into this area.

1907-1910

     Brother King and his family moved from Ariton to Wicksburg, Alabama in 1907. The Christian Home
church of Christ was clearly comprised of just a few families with many of them having direct family
ties in Ariton and Brundige, Alabama.

     Several families later worshipped regularly in a building which was located on land on, or near the Jim Harris
property.  The first meeting house was constructed with very simple rough-edged boards.  The original building
was about 20 feet wide and about 40 feet long.  A spring of water was directed into a watering pool or trough
which served also as a baptistery. The water was part of a place called the Choctahatchee Wells Creek.

The congregation was named Christian Home because of the number of New Testament Christians which
lived in the community.

In 1910 there were about 30-40 people that attended the services regularly. The church continued meeting
on or near the Jim Harris property for a decade or perhaps a little longer.

1919-1920

       The Christian families that worshipped together decided they needed to move the congregation to another location.  

     Another building was soon erected for the brethren to worship in. The location of the new building was
on some property that was secured and purchased by E. Mim King from a family named Perry. The new
building would stand and be used for the next two decades. The auditorium had six windows on each side
of the building and two large doors were situated on both ends of the building.

      A cemetery soon became part of the church property in 1910.  An acre of land was also purchased by
 E. Mim King for the cemetary. Isophene King a young pre-teenage girl was the first person to be buried
 in the newly purchased church cemetery.


1944-2008

   In 1944 a block building was erected on the same site as the first building. The new building had
a man-made baptistry.  Later classrooms were added to the structure in the early 1960's.  A
fellowship building was added behinded the church building in the 1970's.  The auditorium was
completely refurbished as the 20th century came to close.

Elders: Men which have served in the past or now presently serves.

Port Thomley, Curtis Matthews, E. Mim King, Harvey King, J. T. Speignor, Aubie Thomley,
Hosea Mathis, Freddy Harden, Jerry McLean, J.B. Riley, James Sims, Billy Gautney


Pulpit Ministers:

E. Mim King, Cleve Reeder, J. E. Williams, James Dixion, Howard Blazer, F. O. Parker,
Pete McKee, Larry Burke, Billy Helms, Dennis Hines, John David Parker, Kenneth Cook,
Mark Turner  


                     To God Be The Glory!