We thank visitors to Christian Standard’s website for helping us to compile this list of the oldest Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ that are still meeting for worship each week. If you know the names and start dates of additional churches that should be listed, send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment beneath this article.
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1740 — Calvary Christian Church (Glen Allen, Virginia; Independent since c. 1833)
1790 — East Union Christian Church (Carlisle, Kentucky; Independent since c. 1832)
1798 — Stony Point Christian Church (Charlestown, Indiana; Independent since 1829)
c. 1800 — Parksville Christian Church (Parksville, Kentucky)
1800 — Cool Spring Christian Church (Keysville, Virginia)
1803 — Indian Creek Christian Church (Cynthiana, Kentucky)
1811 — Dutch Fork Christian Church (Claysville, Pennsylvania)
1812 — Post Oak Springs Christian Church (Rockwood, Tennessee)
1814 — Countryside Church of Christ (Seaman, Ohio)
1815 — Driftwood Christian Church (Vallonia, Indiana)
1818 — Mulkeytown Christian Church (Mulkeytown, Illinois)
1819 — Keensburg Christian Church (Keensburg, Illinois)
1820 — New Glasgow Christian Church (New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island, Canada)
1821 — Bentonville Ebenezer Christian Church (Lewisville, Indiana)
1821 — Bethel Christian Church (Fountain City, Indiana)
1821 — First Christian Church (Minerva, Ohio)
1823 — New Hope Christian Church (Columbus, Indiana; Independent since 1832)
1823 — Clermont Christian Church (Clermont, Indiana)
1823 — Little Prairie Christian Church (Albion, Illinois)
1823 — Georgetown Church of Christ (Georgetown, Ohio)
1824 — Mountain Christian Church (Joppa, Maryland)
1824 — Berlin Christian Church (Berlin, Illinois)
1825 — Boones Creek Christian Church (Johnson City, Tennessee)
1825 — North Central Church of Christ (Bloomington, Indiana)
1825 — Lebanon Christian Church (Newport News, Virginia)
1826 — Leesburg Christian Church (Cynthiana, Kentucky)
1826 — Mackville Christian Church (Mackville, Kentucky)
1827 — Bluff Creek Christian Church (Greenwood, Indiana)
1828 — Corner House Christian Church (Hubbard, Ohio)
1828 — Lick Prairie Christian Church (near Lancaster, Illinois)
1828 — Bethany Christian Church (Bumpass, Virginia)
1828 — Old Ford Church of Christ (Washington, North Carolina)
1829 — Plainfield Christian Church (Plainfield, Indiana)
1830 — White Oak Christian Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)
1830 — Bethany Christian Church (Washington, Indiana)
1830 — Hanoverton Christian Church (Hanoverton, Ohio)
1830 — Greenford Christian Church (Greenford, Ohio)
1830 — Union City Christian Church (Richmond, Kentucky)
1830 — Manville Christian Church (Madison, Indiana)
1831 — First Christian Church (Monticello, Kentucky)
1831 — Clarksburg Christian Church (Clarksburg, Indiana)
1832— Greenford Christian Church (Greenford, Ohio)
1832 — Germantown Christian Church (Brooksville, Kentucky)
1832 — Ash Grove Christian Church (Windsor, Illinois)
1832 — Corinth Christian Church (Manquin, Virginia)
1832 — South Fork Church of Christ (Rochester, Illinois)
1833 — First Christian Church (Decatur, Illinois)
1833 — Tranter’s Creek Church of Christ (Washington, North Carolina)
1834 — Traders Point Christian Church (Whitestown, Indiana)
1834 — Hopwood Christian Church (Milligan College, Tennessee)
1834 — Pleasant Ridge Christian Church (near Lawrenceville, Illinois)
1834 — Clarence Church of Christ (Clarence, New York)
1835 — The Church at Mt. Gilead (Mooresville, Indiana)
1835 — First Christian Church (Charlottesville, Virginia)
1836 — Pleasant Hill Christian Church (Washington County, Iowa)
1837 — Middletown Christian Church (Middletown, Missouri)
1837 — Connection Pointe Christian Church (Brownsburg, Indiana)
1837 — Clear Creek Christian Church (Bloomington, Indiana)
1838 — Eastside Christian Church (Milford, Ohio)
1838 — Eminence Christian Church (Atlanta, Illinois)
1839 — Campbellsville Christian Church (Campbellsville, Kentucky)
1839 — First Christian Church (Sturgis, Kentucky)
1839 — Portland Mills Christian Church (Rockville, Indiana)
1840 — Mount Tabor Christian Church (Salem, Indiana)
1840 — Northpointe Community Church (DeWitt, Michigan)
1840 — CrossView Christian Church (Waynesville, Ohio)
1840 — First Christian Church (Grayville, Illinois)
1840 — Bethlehem Church of Christ (Winchester, Ohio)
1840 — New Somerset Christian Church (Toronto, Ohio)
1840 — Macedonia Christian Church (Williamston, North Carolina)
c. 1840 — Christian Church of New Cumberland (New Cumberland, West Virginia)
1841 — Cambridge City Christian Church (Cambridge City, Indiana)
1841 — Hutsonville Christian Church (Hutsonville, Illinois)
1841 — Ruddles Mill Christian Church (Paris, Kentucky)
1842 — First Christian Church (Barnesville, Ohio)
1842 — Poplar Ridge Christian Church (Piney Flats, Tennessee)
1842 — Lancaster Church of Christ (Lancaster, Illinois)
1843 — White House Christian Church (Bridgeport, Illinois)
1844 — South Fork Christian Church (Verona, Kentucky)
1844 — Abingdon Church of Christ (Abingdon, Iowa)
1845 — Warsaw Christian Church (Warsaw, Missouri)
1845 — Marion Christian Church (near West Salem, Illinois)
1845 — Bachelor Creek Church of Christ (Wabash, Indiana)
1845 — Pattonsburg Christian Church (Toluca, Illinois)
1845 — County Line Christian Church (Axton, Virginia)
1846 — Amity Christian Church (Amity, Oregon)
1847 — Delta Church of Christ (Delta, Ohio)
1847 — Ladoga Christian Church (Ladoga, Indiana)
1848 — Athens Christian Church (Lexington, Kentucky)
1850 — Indian Run Christian Church (East Canton, Ohio)
1850 — Croton Church of Christ (Croton, Ohio)
1850 — Texas Christian Church (Clinton, Illinois)
1850 — Westport Christian Church (Westport, Indiana)
1850 — Lane Christian Church (Lane, Illinois)
1850 — White Mills Christian Church (White Mills, Kentucky)
1850 — Hardinville Christian Church (Hardinville, Illinois)
1850 — Athens Chapel Church of Christ (Bath, North Carolina)
1851 — First Christian Church (Warsaw, Indiana)
1851 — First Christian Church (Carmi, Illinois)
1852 — Millersburg Christian Church (MIllersburg, Ohio)
1852 — Colfax Christian Church (Colfax, Indiana)
1852 — First Christian Church (Clinton, Illinois)
1853 — Central Christian Church (Mt. Vernon, Illinois)
1853 — Lincoln Christian Church (Lincoln, Illinois)
1853 — Castle Rock Christian Church (Castle Rock, Washington)
1853 — Orleans Church of Christ (near Moulton, Iowa)
1853 — Georgetown Christian Church (Georgetown, Indiana)
1854 — Rising Sun Church of Christ (Pleasant Hill, Iowa)
1854 — Buchanan Christian Church (Buchanan, Michigan)
1854 — Maple Grove Christian Church (Jamesville, North Carolina)
1855 — First Christian Church (Canton, Ohio)
1855 — First Christian Church (Columbus, Indiana)
1855 — Shelby Christian Church (Versailles, Indiana)
1855 — Atlanta Christian Church (Atlanta, Illinois)
1856 — Milford Church of Christ (Centerburg, Ohio)
1856 — Greenville First Christian Church (Greenville, Illinois)
1856 — Willisburg Christian Church (Willisburg, Kentucky)
1856 — First Christian Church (Lyons-Muir, Michigan)
1857 — Christian Chapel Church of Christ (Williamston, North Carolina)
1858 — Pleasant Grove Church of Christ (Mt. Gilead, Ohio)
c. 1858 — Pricetown Church of Christ (Hillsboro, Ohio)
1858 — Putnam Christian Church (Putnam, Illinois)
1858 — West Village Christian Church (near Albion, Illinois)
1858 — First Christian Church (West Salem, Illinois)
1859 — Hope Christian Church (Indianapolis, Indiana)
1859 — Crossroads Christian Church (Washington Court House, Ohio)
1859 — Millwood Church of Christ (Howard, Ohio)
1859 — Athens Chapel Church of Christ (Bath, North Carolina)
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