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Community of Christ
, the former
Reorganized Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
, purchased the
present church site on South First Street in 1948, where the
Western Literary Bible College once stood. They also bought
materials from the Mt. Zion Methodist church building, near
Chapel Hill. The congregation used the authentic Chapel Hill
church pews until new pews could be obtained. The original
pews were used in the Bates City RLDS Church until other
pews were purchased.
Community of Christ, 515 S. First Street.
Community
Church History
First Assembly of God
was organized in 1964. In 1979
the present structure was built on a triangular lot on 131
Highway, Phillips and First Street on the south city limits.
Churchmembers have completed a sanctuary which seats 400
persons adjacent to the present building, which was converted
to an education wing.
Historical records date the
St. James A.M.E. Church
back
to 1884. The church, located at 202 S. Connor St., celebrated
its 115th anniversary in 1997.
The
SecondBaptist Church,
200 S. Connor St.,
is believed
to be well over 100 years old, established in 1865.
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
, eight miles
south of Odessa on 131 Highway, was built in 1884 and re-
modeled in 1984.
Cedar Grove Christian Church
is located south on 131,
then east on Route U to County Road 370, and south on gravel
road 1 1/2 miles. The church was organized in 1883.
Crown Christian Center
, organized in 1996, meets at 7
p.m. each Sunday at 7411 Outer Road, the former Countryside
Family Dining Restaurant building.
Rolling Meadows Christian Church
constructed a new
building onOdessa Cemetery Road.The congregation formerly
was known as Community Christian Church.
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