The
church of Christ in Traverse City began meeting in April 1958. The
first meetings were held in the home of Dale J. Lemon, who was the
first minister. Shortly after regular meetings began, the congregation
moved to a store building on the corner of 8th and Barlow. The church
used these facilities until the fall of 1959 when they purchased
property at 927 Webster St.
Then in
the fall of 1968, the TC church bought 8 ½ acres on South
Airport Rd. from the Olsen family. The property was paid for and
appraised at $10,000.
A bond
program was begun in December of 1971 to raise the money to build the
present facilities which were completed in 1973.
Preachers
who have worked with the church here are:
Dale
Lemon
Nolan
Crawford
Ronald
Rhodes
Eugene
Mickey
Everett
Tate
Jim
Prince
Colman
Almonds
Del
Elkins
Josiah
Tilton
Harold
Reddick
Steve
Labbate