Morgan Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): April 2010

April 26, 2010

Message from Casey Croley

There were a total of 13 people who walked with us on Saturday... We
ended up having great weather and avoided the rain.
We saw a lot of people with t-shirts and posters that showed the reason
they were walking. It was sad to see the ones that were : "in memory
of."
Matt and I walked proud knowing that, after a hard year, we made it! We
are the lucky ones....

We thank each and every one of you for your donation.

April 16, 2010

March of Dimes

Here is some information about the March of Dimes from the Woods:

Visit my team Web page at

http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/t1433439

Would you like to see what March for Babies is and why I'm walking?
Click the link to see the video.

If you would like to learn more about March for Babies, visit the Web site at
www.marchforbabies.org.

The March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

Thanks! Dawn Wood

Record Attendance

It has been exciting watching our attendance rise over the past few months. It is rare to have more people in church the Sunday after Easter. We had 49 on Easter Sunday, 51 people on Sunday the 11th and 54 on Sunday the 18th! Sharing the joy of Christ is something that the people at Morgan Christian Church seem to understand well. Thanks to Marvin Wright who hosted the supper/pool/Euchre and Dominos night.

April 10, 2010

3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

First Baptist Church of Falmouth hosted the tournament to benefit their mission work in Honduras. It was a fun time. There were about 20 teams registered. Who knows when the last time was that Morgan fielded a basketball team? Derrick Myers, Mason Wood, Michael Shaw and Korey Workman represented us well. They had a 3rd place finish and won some close games against some tough competition.

April 5, 2010

Easter Sunday

After a wonderful potluck breakfast we had an Easter egg hunt for the children's Sunday School class. In the service we enjoyed the presence of 49 worshippers.

A Brief History

In February 1862, Richard Stowers deeded a portion of his land to Jeremiah Wells and William Kirkwood to establish a meeting house for the Christian Church at Morgan. On that site, a frame building was constructed facing the South Licking River. The Rev. Kirkwood, a blacksmith, was the pastor of the congregation.

In December 1882, the building was destroyed when sulfur candles ignited a tree during a Christmas program. Within a year, a brick building had replaced the frame structure. The brick structure was razed in 1915 when a defective wall created a hazard. The present structure, built in 1915 of bricks from the old building and new pressed bricks, faces northeast toward Kentucky Highway 1054. The sanctuary seats 125 people, with room for approximately 20 choir members. Twelve stained-glass windows centered with symbols of faith, were given by families in honor of past members.

More than 35 pastors have served Morgan Christian Church, which is associated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) during its long history. A majority of these pastors were also students at Lexington Theological Seminary (formerly called The College of the Bible).

-From A Study of the Morgan Christian Church, Pendleton County, Kentucky, a master's thesis by Roland West Jones for the College of the Bible, 1961 (now Lexington Theological Seminary).

In July of 2008 a new parsonage was erected in-between the sanctuary and the river. A new fellowship hall was constructed in December of 2008. On January 25, 2009 the Shotwell-Aulick Fellowship hall was dedicated.

In the spring of 2009 there are plans to pave the parking lot in front of the old Morgan High School. We also plan on erecting a monument in commemoration to those who have been laid in the Morgan Christian Church Cemetery.