Central Christian Church - Greenville, TX - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

"The congregation that would later become the Central Christian Church began meeting in 1848, just two years after Hunt County was established, in the home of Leonard Robey, a pioneer settler whose farm lay south of Greenville. Meetings continued to be held in private homes until after the Civil War. The first church building was a square log structure built on land donated by the Robeys, one of few churches in town at the time. In 1876, Elder James Pickens held a revival meeting in a building on Lee Street, one block west of the town square, which had a significant impact on the community and encouraged continued growth of the congregation. Under the ministry of Dr. D. W. Pritchett, the growth continued and the need for a larger building was increasingly apparent. Services were held in other buildings around town until 1888, when the decision was made to erect the current building.

Unfortunately, the donation deed for the land to be used was never filed and was lost. To perfect title to the lot, Mr. Robey executed a quitclaim deed to the Trustees of the First Christian Church on September 23, 1898. Soon after, they hired Dallas architect James E. Flanders, who had already established his reputation as a prominent church designer. The name of the church was changed in 1898 to the Central Christian Church, and a charter was applied for and obtained from the State of Texas. Construction of the Central Christian Church began by the end of 1898, and the building was completed and dedicated in the summer of 1899."

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