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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Holy Church of Christ - reaching out to readers

Have any of you ever heard of the Holy Church of Christ? It is a small denomination found in Northwest Alabama and Northeast Mississippi. I have identified the following churches in the general area that have that church name in common (though I can't be sure all of them are organically connected).
  • Cains Chapel Holy Church Of Christ, Jasper, Alabama
  • Emmanuel Holy Church Of Christ, Leighton, Alabama
  • Fairview Holy Church of Christ, Belmont, Mississippi
  • First Holy Church of Christ, Decatur, Alabama
  • Harmony Holy Church of Christ, Walley, Alabama
  • Hartselle Holy Church of Christ, Hartselle, Alabama
  • Highway 36 Holy Church of Christ, Moulton, Alabama
  • Hunters Chapel Holy Church Of Christ, Jasper, Alabama
  • Lindsey Hall Holy Church of Christ, Danville, Alabama
  • New Hope Holy Church of Christ, Nauvoo, Alabama
  • Phillips Chapel Holy Church of Christ, Empire, Alabama
  • Pine Grove Holy Church of Christ, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama
  • Pinhook Holy Church of Christ, Moulton, Alabama
  • Pleasant Ridge Holy Church of Christ, Moulton, Alabama
  • Pleasant View Holy Church of Christ, Battleground, Alabama
  • Red Bay Holy Church of Christ, Golden, Mississippi
If you are familiar with this group, do you know anything about their history (or a source of information on their history)? So far I have not been able to find anything online, and I would like to find specifics of how they came into existence.

 Thanks!
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2 comments:

  1. Travis Allred11:45 PM

    I am a pastor in the Holy Church of Christ. Came from an old time footwashing Baptist church. The Holy Church of Christ is in doctrine and practice somewhere between a missionary baptist, Freewill Baptist, and First Congregational Methodist. The organization was started by a circuit riding Methodist preacher Bro. Samuel Hunter back in the 1920s. The original name was Holy Union Methodist Church of Christ, and back in the 30s was changed to the present name. Each church calls it's own pastor, most own their own property, and only men are ordained to preach. Some preaching is extrmporaneous, or just the scriptures studied with few notes. There are I believe 14 churches still active in the association, led by a moderator and trustees.

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  2. R. L. Vaughn7:44 AM

    Travis, thanks so much for sharing this information about the Holy Church of Christ.

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