Midway Christian Church
175 Acts of Kindness
How do you measure a year? How about Love? Throughout Midway Christian Church’s 175 years as a community of faith, service and mission have always been core values incorporated into the life of this congregation. So this year—Midway Christian Church’s 175th Anniversary—we measure our year with love. Members were challenged to perform 175 Acts of Kindness each month. We began by collecting 175 hats and mittens for Lexington’s Hope Center in January, and continued this throughout the year.
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Our History Remembered
“A Moment in History” is a series of articles consisting of excerpts from If These Walls Could Talk: A History of The Midway Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) by Margaret Ware Parrish, July 1998; The Bluegrass Clipper; and other sources, appeared in the church bulletin each Sunday, in the weeks leading up to Midway Christian Church’s 175th Anniversary celebration, as a way to share and recall our history.
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A Day of Celebration
We reached a milestone in 2019. Midway Christian Church’s 175th Anniversary! Midway Christian was chartered on July 20, 1844, and on Sunday, July 7, 2019, we marked this occasion with a special day-long celebration for our members as well as former members, ministers, and friends of Midway Christian.
The day started off with a special Sunday School lesson as church Historian John Batts led a brief Midway Christian history presentation followed by a few of our current members sharing stories about recent history Midway Christian Church history. The morning worship service began with a video from Rev. Terri Hord Owens, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
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The Celebration Continues
The celebration of Midway Christian Church’s 175th Anniversary continued throughout the fall.
Midway Christian Cane Ridge Day:
On Saturday, September 28, a group of 13 from Midway Christian Church gathered at the Cane Ridge Meeting House, the birthplace of the Disciples of Christ. Cane Ridge Curator, James Trader, presented a history of the 1791 building as well as review of the Campbell-Stone Movement from which the Disciples of Christ was created. Former Midway Christian minister, Rev. Bill McDonald, spoke about our history and connection with Cane Ridge. Afterwards, the group explored the 1791 log Meeting House, grounds, cemetery, and museum. We then shared a picnic lunch on the grounds.
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