The First Christian Church marks the 100th anniversary of the dedication of its building with a 10 a.m. service Sunday.
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The remodled entryway of First Christian Church, 215 E. Sandusky Ave., will be featured in Sunday’s open house from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in conjunction with the 100th anniversary celebration of the present church building. (EXAMINER PHOTOS | REUBEN MEES) |
The church, organized in 1852 in the basement of the “Baptist Church” building with 14 charter members, was located along east Columbus Avenue from 1857 until 1898, when the congregation moved into a new church building at its present 215 E. Sandusky Ave. location.
That building was destroyed by fire from a malfunctioning furnace in the basement Saturday, Jan. 30, 1915. Board members took action at 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, to erect a new building, and Bible School began at 10 a.m. in the downtown Opera house along Court Avenue.
The blaze damaged 11 neighboring homes.
“Even though the newly built fire station was only blocks away, there was neither enough manpower nor machinery to save the church or the surrounding homes,” church records show.
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