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Waynesville'. piCturesque, New Englandiah looking Fir.t Church of Christ' disdnpiihed ita congregation, this year at a ~pry 100. The handsome edifice, a~ . , focal point .of South High Street, will resound centennial acti~ties throughout ·the enswng months. . An ac#ve congregation will retrace a century of progre.* that began in the ipring of . 1869 when Knowles Shaw, the ".inging preacher" came to Waynesville to organize an evangelistic mee' g. 'Rev. Shaw directed the ' organization of th~ ch~ch on June ,22, 1869 aided by 36 followers. ' C. M. Robertson ,a nd William Carman were seleCted, church elders. Five ,d~cons completed the administrative body., lltese inc;luded George 1\ E. $Mifb, Aaron Doll, J. MU· ton '11tPlJ\pson, John Stansberry and William King. r . Church records sho~ that the. group organized under th~ name, "Church ot Christ," which grew to ' more than 100 members within five years. ,The Pint €burch, of , Quiat I
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, Vi II age attorney-lOl'idtor, N~l ' SuW~an, ~fficW1y I~irecl Monday night, will 'u siat couaciLnea hi fiDding ,til an; awera ,before any tia.tety lOVes ,couDcil ' to w.tuu " the ~iU but . ,are made coD.cetniD, me iuue. ~I } " failed to show~ , ' Council mmberl adopt4id' an WaynesVille ' Mayor Dexter emer,enq ordinl'1cff fOlr im· Martin announced' that the mediate.treet re~. C:. W.. , vnlage.' has ~~ au~ori~ to " Walker of lqveWid ",as lbired! , ptend water ,linea to Carter to' maItq the ~proveme.l~a~ ,'! 'Drive, one . d '. half mUea ,The ordinance set a ~orth 01 the. viUa,e. P~i.. " plction date'· ~f S'ept.1 ,ion Eor the ptdj~ was grant- . ' .tipUlated , th~t the eel ,by' Warren County Com- ". ~u not to exceed die ad.lioaen. toW of' 48 homea would CoWldlmen a,'r e e , he involved m the pmject. At erec:t a number of 0 leut 36 aareeiD. property sips alOftI the wt owners would be 'needed tl) Dayton Road to curb ~~... l~ ..... ~ the pro.am ~euible. problem. ~fter beiDa ~~i.tiOlrl· o.uad1 Will __ tile..... eel by five Pm.perty ftWIIli!!n I
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orgaaizatioaaJ ~uriJlg and worship in the General Army of the Repu~lic Hall, now Wayaeaville Plumb· ing located on the northwest corner .of 2' Main and Miami StreetJ. ita
, McKay Han was purchased, by the c;ongreption on Sept. 26, 1870. Jim Lamb'. Auto
Sales on IOUth North strut was the site of McKay Hall. , McKay , Hall, a two story frame building, was used for church meetiDp . until > the present ' structure was completed during.August, 1877. The e~tire construction in· eluding lot cq,at · Chu,cb of , Christ members $1,62' • . A house which doubled for par- " onage and Sunday School rooms was bought Jan. 20, 1945, It is located on the corq.er of High and Main Streett adjaC!~t the church. Pastor Rev. ]. Thomas ~tevens and family moved to the, present parsonage on the 'f!ast side ,or the, church in February, 1966~ The ' former parsonage now serves the church's ' junior Church and in.cludes Sunday School rooms and' putol'. I
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