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| Guest Information / Our History |
Timeline:
1834-1858
• Ebenezer Christian Church established in 1834, with 10 members meeting in homes
• A log cabin church is soon built on donated land just south of Fishback Creek on the east side of Dandy Trail. It is the third Christian church organized in Marion County.
• By 1853, membership grows to nearly 100
1859-1924
• A new frame building is completed in 1859 for a cost of about $950
• The building is physically moved in 1886 to a second location in what was then the Village of Traders Point. The new church site is dedicated in November of that year.
• Despite the hardship experienced by families during the Civil War, World War 1, and the Great Depression, the doors of the church stayed open through the sacrificial giving of church members
1925-1963
• Traders Point Church is remodeled and rededicated on October 11, 1925. The project includes the addition of a basement, Sunday school rooms, a bell tower, and furnace. The basement would soon flood many times in the years to come.
• The church holds a Centennial Celebration in 1934 that includes a pageant called “Marching Onward”
• The church gets its first full-time minister in 1942
1964-1984
• The congregation moves from the frame building to the first part of the building located at 7860 Lafayette Road in 1964
• Traders Point Christian Nursery School opens in 1976 with a total enrollment of 15 children. The school is housed in the Lafayette Road building.
• In 1984, the church celebrates its sesquicentennial with the presentation of an updated version of the 1934 “Marching Onward” pageant
1985-2006
• The church building is remodeled and enlarged several times over the years, with the worship center being added in May, 1988
• The first kindergarten class is formed in 1990 and the church leadership approves a plan to form an elementary school, adding a grade each year until they reach grade five at what will soon be called the Traders Point Christian Academy
• In 1997, the school incorporates and becomes its own entity separate from, but closely allied with, the church
• Traders Point begins a young adult service on Saturday evenings in the gym in the summer of 1997. Called “Common Ground,” attendance at this service grows quickly to more than 300, and the service is moved to Sunday evenings in 1998
• The final Lafayette Road building expansion project, the addition of a preschool wing to the church, is completed in the summer of 1998
• Traders Point Christian Academy opens its first eighth grade in 2000 and celebrates 25 years of academic excellence
• Common Ground Christian Church is planted and moves into a former Baptist church building in Broad Ripple and holds its first services in May, 2001. The new church becomes its own legal entity in 2002.
• 2004, TPCC begins its “Building on Purpose” Campaign and purchases 90 acres just 10 minutes north of the Lafayette Road facility. The Lafayette Road facility is sold to another church congregation looking to expand.
• Groundbreaking event for the newest site is held on May 15, 2005. Move date from Lafayette Road is June 30, 2006, and the staff moves into temporary office space still in Pike Township.
2006-Present
• Worship begins in the partially-finished gym on July 2, 2006
• Begin worshiping in the new Worship Center, April 1, 2007
• Grand Opening Weekend, April 20-22, 2007
And the journey continues… |
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