Marker - The Lindenwood Christian Church
Posted by: cgeek
N 35° 08.015 W 089° 58.892
16S E 228331 N 3891927
Historical marker
Waymark Code: WM3MT5
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2008
Views: 18
This text appears on Side A of the marker:
The Lindenwood Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
This congregation began meeting in the home of Simon Bradford at Frint and Talbot in 1837. Encouraged by visits from Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the first Chirstian Church in Memphis was organized in 1843. Services were held in a school building at Mulberry and Linden Street, which was purchased in 1851. A two-story brick building was built on the property in 1859, which was occupied by Union forces during the Civil War. called Linden Avenue Christian Church, it remained at that location for 110 years. In 1948 the church purchased property at Union and East Parkway and relocated to the site in 1953. A Recreational Building with gymnasium was completed in 1962, and a new sanctuary dedicated in 1966.
This text appears on Side B of the marker:
Ministers serving the Linden Avenue / Lindenwood Christian Church
B.F. Hall, 1847-1852
Robert E. Chew, 1853-1855
W.J. Barbee, 1855-1862
R.A. Cook, 1863-1865
T.W. Caskey, 1865-1868
Curtis J. Smith, 1868-1869
David Walk, 1869-1878
J.M. Tribble, 1879-1882
George W. Sweeney, 1883-1885
John B. Briney, 1886-1888
J.W. Ingram, 1888-1892
John A. Brooks, 1892-1895
W.E. Ellis, 1895-1897
R.D. Rice, 1897-1899
W.H. Sheffer, 1900-1916
Walter M. White, 1916-1937
H. Thomas Wood, 1937-1968
James L. Christensen, 1968-1974
C. Roy Stauffer, 1974-
Marker Name: The Lindenwood Christian Church
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: None
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Shelby County Historical Society and the Elders of Lindenwood Christian Church
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