History of Cherry Log Christian Church
in the life of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
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History of Cherry Log Christian Church
in the life of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
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| Event Name | Start Date | End Date | Notes |
| Cane Ridge revival in Kentucky | 1801 | Involves Barton W. Stone, a Presbyterian minister | |
| "The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery." | 1804 | The beginnings of "the Christians," born in a plea for Christian unity, the origin of the Disciples of Christ, the Churches of Christ (non-instrumental), and the Christian churches (independent). | |
| "Declaration and Address," and founding of the Brush Run Church | 1809 | 1811 | Thomas and Alexander Campbell, in Washington, Pennsylvania, publish the "Declaration and Address," and founded of the Brush Run Church |
| Stone and Campbell join forces at Lexington, Kentucky | 1832 | Promoted the "reformation of the 19th century." | |
| Christian Women's Board of Missions begins | 1874 | Foreign missions movement of the Disciples of Christ. | |
| Provisional Design for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) adopted in Kansas City | 1968 | Forming the modern Disciples of Christ as a denomination with the Chalice as its symbol. | |
| Early worship Services for Cherry Log Christian Church | 1996 | 60 people met in the Bear Lake pavilion at Cherry Log Mountain to hold a worship service in the tradition of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Dr. Fred Craddock preached at that service, and the group continued to meet, monthly at first, then weekly, eventually forming Cherry Log Christian Church. | |
| Fred Craddock, Senior Minister | 1996 | 19 Apr 2003 | |
| Dean Phelps, co-minister | 06 Jan 1996 | 16 May 1999 | shared preaching with Fred Craddock |
| Cherry Log Christian Church Charter Adopted | 30 Mar 1997 | 12 Apr 1998 | The charter remained open for one year with people signing as charter, or founding, members. There were 80 founding members. |
| Summer Intern Julie Richardson | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Dedication of Cherry Log's first church building | Sep 1999 | ||
| Summer Intern | 2000 | ||
| Rebecca Heller, Associate Minister | Apr 2001 | Apr 2003 | |
| Dr. Hal Doster, Interim Minister | 01 May 2003 | 31 Jul 2003 | |
| Chris Michael, Senior Minister | 01 Aug 2003 | 30 May 2007 | |
| Ground Breaking for new church | 06 Nov 2005 | ||
| First Sunday in new church | 16 Sep 2007 | Fred Craddock preached | |
| Bill Crowl, Interim Minister | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | |
| Dedication of new church | 27 Jan 2008 | General Minister of Disciples Church Rev. Sharon Watkins preached. | |
| Dr. David Griffin, Senior Minister | 05 Oct 2008 | to present | |