1844 Building
The history of Midway Christian Church dates back to 1840. During that decade, many great leaders and missionaries emerged in the Christian Church. Among them were men like John T. Johnson, James Ware Parrish, and Dr. Lewis Lettig (L. L.) Pinkerton in Midway. Although they met before it was formalized, the Christians at Midway were incorporated by the Kentucky Legislature on March 2, 1844, with 32 charter members.
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For more about the history of Midway Christian Church and the Disciples of Christ, here are a few helpful documents.
A Brief History of Midway Christian Church
Key People and Dates in the Disciples of Christ
An Introduction to Walter Scott, Co-founder of the Christian Movement
Midway Christian Church Heritage Month, October 2011
175th Anniversary of Midway Christian Church Celebration, 2019
To acknowledge the history of Midway Christian Church, a historical marker (number 2280) from the Kentucky Historical Society was unveiled and and dedicated on December 7, 2008. The text on this marker reads:
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On October 1, 2015, Midway Christian Church was honored by Midway University with its inaugural “Community Spirit Award” during its second annual “Day for Midway” event. Rev. Heather McColl, surrounded by several members of the congregation, accepted the award which recognized Midway Christian Church’s many contributions to the community.
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These include serving a free monthly community dinner, providing meeting space for the weekly AA/Al-Anon meetings, administering the Midway Ministerial Association emergency assistance fund, contributing to the Woodford County food pantry, and more. The plaque is proudly displayed in the MCC Fellowship Hall.
In 2010, a new era in the history of Midway Christian Church began as we became a Green Chalice congregation by entering into the Alverna Covenant. This distinction is available to congregations wishing to live out their faith by caring for creation and is recognized as being good stewards of God’s creation. In 2015, the Certified Green Chalice congregation level was attained by, in part, adopting the Green Chalice Covenant.[less]
Midway Christian Church is proud of its association with Kentucky Power & Light, and to be a partner in creation care initiatives. In April 2016, Midway Christian was named runner-up in the Sacred Grounds category in the Cool Congregations Challenge by Interfaith Power & Light, a nonprofit organization working to inspire and support a religious response to global warming.
In August 2018, we proudly joined Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light at the “Earth Steward” level to help support their mission of Care of Creation. And in September, we were honored with a Hope in Action award in recognition of our commitment to caring for God’s creation through our energy conservation and land stewardship efforts. In August 2020, Midway Christian was awarded the Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light Creation Keeper Badge for being a Creation Keeper Partner.
Learn more about Midway Christian Church’s creation care efforts.
To learn more about the Disciples of Christ, who we are, what we are about, and the ministries we support as a denomination, please visit the following web sites.
Christian Church (DOC) in Kentucky