A Brief History

The year was 1993 when Edward and Jennifer dreamed of purchasing a home in the Matthews-Mint Hill area. We were attracted to the area largely due to our work locations at the time. However, this area like so many areas surrounding Charlotte that did not have a Church of Christ congregation. Thus the pursuit of their dreams started.

They concluded that where ever they were to purchase a home, it would be in an area that did not have a local Church of Christ congregation, and they would duplicate the efforts of the brothers and sisters of bible days in Acts 8:4; going out preaching and teaching the Word of God, and establishing the Church in a new location. This became their mission.

It was in the summer of 1994 when the dream was shared with Michael Evans and the excitement started to grow. In June of 1995, Brother Evans and Brother Riley started canvassing the town of Cornelius and introducing the Church of Christ to the residents there. Before long it was time to have the first worship service of the Church of Christ in the town of Cornelius, North Carolina.

The first worship service was held January 14, 1996, with twenty four souls in attendance. The congregation met at the Holiday Inn at Interstate 77 & exit 28. After a few moves to improve the efforts to serve the community and the growth, the Lord led the congregation to our present location in the Thomasboro Community.

Our Mission Statement:

To Glorify God; Seek & Save the Lost; Keep the Saved, Saved;
Help the Needy; and Prepare Our Members for Service.