Shreve Christian Church

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Shreve Christian Church
Location 500 North Market Street, Shreve, Ohio
Country United States
Denomination Disciples of Christ
History
Former name(s) Christian Church of Clinton
Founded 1831
Dedicated First Church Building (25-Dec-1858), Present Church Building (17-May-1903), Remodeled and Rededicated (01-Dec-1963)
Architecture
Status Active
Completed First Church Building (1858), Present Church Building (1903)
Construction cost Present Church Building - $9,544.87

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Shreve Christian Church located at 500 North Market Street, Shreve was established in 1831 as the Christian Church of Clinton. This was the first church in Clinton Township. The original building was located on James Moore’s farm 1 ½ mile north of Shreve. Sources found for this church were; Wipert’s Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio, pg. 43, History of Wayne County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Co., 1910 Vol. 1, pg. 255 and Wayne-Holmes Countywide Telephone Directory, March 2013, pg. 69.

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Name Years
of Service
O. Everett
Rev. Jones 1865
J. Lowe 1867-1869
Rev. Sharp 1869-1870
J. Lowe 1870-1872
Uriah Huffman 1873-1876
D. Guy 1877-1880
J. Lowe 1880-1886
O. Oviatt 1886-1889
D. Henselman 1889-1892
F. Simpson 1893-1896


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  • May 1831 - Church is organized with 40 members as 'Shreve Church of Christ'
  • Autumn 1858 - New church is erected diagonally across from the present church building and dedicated on Christmas Day by Harrison Jones
  • 1870 - An organ was added to the church
  • 1903 - A new church building was erected on the corner of Market and Church streets, it was dedicated 17-May-1903
  • June 1934 - Celebration of the 104th Anniversary of first meetings to organize the church
  • 1962-1963 - Church was remodeled in three stages, Exterior, Church School, Sanctuary for $30,797.00
  • May 1978 - 'Homecoming Day' held to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the present church building's use for worship

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