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A History of Midway Christian Church

MCC Beginnings

Midway Christian Church, c. 1844

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.

Midway Christian Church, 1895

1895 Building

The first services were held in an unfinished woolen mill on a site now occupied by a brick building at 206 Main (Railroad) Street. Dr. Pinkerton served as minister from 1844-1860, and preached the dedicatory sermon on Christmas Day 1844. Alexander Campbell was a guest preacher on January 8, 1850.

The congregation eventually outgrew the small church. It was razed and the present structure was built in 1895, on the original site, and dedicated on April 12, 1896. The beautiful stained-glass windows were purchased for $275. One of these windows was placed in honor of L.L. Pinkerton and another, the “Daisy Blackburn Memorial” is in memory of Daisy, who as the story goes, was getting into a carriage when a loaded gun went off and killed her.

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

Midway Christian Church Heritage Month, October 2011

An Introduction to Walter Scott, Co-founder of the Christian Movement

MCC Honors and Achievements

Pastor McColl and church members at unveiling of Historical Marker

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:
“Early members of this church met on Main St. soon after the town was founded in 1833. Dr. L .L. Pinkerton dedicated first building on this site, Christmas Day, 1844. Pinkerton & members of the church founded the Kentucky Female Orphan School (chartered in 1847) which later became present-day Midway College.”
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(Reverse) “Out of this church, Midway Second Christian Church was organized prior to the Civil War. Notable visitors were preacher Alexander Campbell and Carry Nation. In 1859 Pinkerton used a melodeon in worship, leading to a split of the Church of Christ and Disciples of Christ. The Victorian Romanesque building was dedicated in 1896.”

Pastor McColl and church members with Community Spirit Award
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.

Green Chalice logoIn 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.

Creation Keeper 2020 badgeMidway 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.
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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.

Further Reading

To learn more about the Disciples of Christ, who we are, what we are about, and the ministries we support as a denomination, lease visit the following web sites.

Christian Church (DOC) in Kentucky

Christian Church (DOC) in the US and Canada

Disciples Home Missions

Green Chalice

Christmount Christian Assembly

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