DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

DISCIPLES, then between 1847-1877 it becomes CHURCH OF CHRIST, then back to Disciples again, then in 1913 to CHRISTIAN.

AETNA STREET MISSION CHAPEL

1894 – Aetna Street Mission Chapel, Aetna near Broadway, Rev. John Pounds

1898 - 1902 – Aetna Street Church – Aetna near Broadway, Rev. James Mohorter

1906 - 1908 – Aetna Street Church – Aetna near Broadway, Rev. Franklin Butchart

1913 – Aetna Street Church – Aetna near Broadway, Rev. J. Warren Leonard

BIRCH STREET CHURCH - GERMAN

1906 – Birch Street Church – Birch near Lorain, Rev. William Kraft

1908 – Birch Street Church – 2028 W. 50th, Rev. William Kraft

BROADWAY

1921 - 1924 – Broadway – Engle near Broadway, Rev. Franklin D. Butchart

1928 – Broadway – 5920 Engel, Rev. C.G. McCallister

CEDAR AVENUE CHURCH

1891 - 1902 – Cedar Avenue Church – Cedar opposite Forest, Rev. H.R. Cooley

1906 – Cedar Avenue Church – Cedar opposite Forest, Rev. Price Wise

COLLINWOOD CHURCH

1908 – Collinwood Church – Clinton at School, Rev. M.L. Buckley

1913 – Collinwood Church – 763 E. 154th, Rev. M.L. Buckley

1918 – Collinwood Church – 763 E. 154th, Rev. Wm. Harp

1921 - 1928 – Collinwood Church of Christ – E. 154th at School, Rev. Charles Filson

CRAWFORD ROAD CHURCH

1908 – Crawford Road Church – Crawford opp. Merdian, Rev. J.J. Tisdall

1913 – Crawford Road Church – 1607 Crawford, Rev. Charles Darbie

1918 – Crawford Road Church – 1607 Crawford, Rev. H.B. McCormick

1921 – Crawford Road Church – 1607 Crawford, Rev. Archibald Bedford

1924 – Crawford Road Church – 1607 Crawford, Rev. Truman Winter

1928 – Crawford Road Church – 1607 Crawford, Rev. Percival McCallum

DUNHAM AVENUE CHURCH

1894 - 1898 – Dunham Avenue Church – Dunham at Hough, Rev. A.B. Chalmers

1902 - 1906 – Dunham Avenue Church – Dunham at Quinby, Rev. M.J. Grable

1908 – Dunham Avenue Church – E. 66th at Quinby, Rev. John Willson

1913 – Dunham Avenue Church – E. 66th at Quinby, Rev. A.P. Johnson

1918 – Dunham Avenue Church – E. 66th at Quinby, Rev. W.K. Azbill

1921 – Dunham Avenue Church – E. 66th at Quinby, Rev. M.B. Ryan

1924 - 1928 – Dunham Avenue Church – E. 66th at Quimby, Rev. Wm. Vickers

EUCLID AVENUE CHURCH

1874 – Christian Church – Euclid and Sherman, Rev. Jabez Hall

1877 - 1879 – Euclid Avenue Church – Euclid and Streator, Rev. Jabez Hall

1883 - 1887 – Euclid Avenue Church – Euclid at Streator, Rev. Jabez Hall

1891 – Euclid Avenue Church – Euclid at Streator, Rev. A.N. Gilbert

1894 - 1898 – Euclid Avenue Church – Euclid at Streator, Rev. J.Z. Tyler

1902 - 1906 – Euclid Avenue Church – Euclid at Streator, Rev. Jacob Goldner

1908 - 1928 – Euclid Avenue Church – Euclid at E. 100th, Rev. Jacob Goldner

FRANKLIN STREET CHURCH - DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

http://www.franklincirclechurch.org/

http://www.franklincirclechurch.org/Our%20History.htm

This church was organized in 1842 in Ohio City. They originally worshipped in a building on Vermont Avenue near W. 28th Street. From 1843-1846 services were held across the river in Cleveland. The congregation returned to Ohio City in 1846 and in 1848 erected a building known as "God's Barn". In 1874 a new building was begun at 1688 Fulton Avenue and was completed in 1883.

1842-1843 – Disciples of Christ – Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. John Henry

1844-1846 – Disciples of Christ – Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. John Robison

1847-1849 – Disciples of Christ – Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. A.S. Hayden

1846-1852 - Disciples of Christ - Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. Lathrop Cooley

1851-1853 – Disciples of Christ – Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. Wm. Hayden

1854-1855 - Disciples of Christ - Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. A.B. Green

1856-1857 - Disciples of Christ - Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. Lathrop Cooley

1857-1858 - Disciples of Christ - Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. James Garfield

1858 – Disciples of Christ – Franklin Street near Circle, Rev. Matthew Clapp

1858 – Disciples of Christ – Franklin Street near Circle, Rev. W.A. Belding

1859-1860 - Disciples of Christ - Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. Wm. Robison

1861-1862 - Disciples of Christ - Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. W.D. Winter

1863-1864 - Disciples of Christ - Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. C.C. Foote

1865-1866 - Disciples of Christ - Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. B.A. Hinsdale

1868 - Disciples of Christ - Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. C.C. Foote

1868-1870 – Disciples of Christ – Franklin Street near the Circle, Rev. James Cannon

1870 - 1872 – Disciples of Christ – Franklin and Franklin Circle, Rev. Silas Shepard

1872-1873 - Disciples of Christ - Franklin and Franklin Circle, Rev. Lathrop Cooley

1874 – 1879 – Franklin St. Church – Franklin and Circle, Rev. Alanson A. Wilcox

1879-1884 – Franklin Avenue Church – Franklin and Franklin Circle, Rev. J.M. Atwater

1884-1896 – Franklin Avenue Church – Franklin and Franklin Circle, Rev. S.L. Darsie

1886-1899 – Franklin Circle Church of Christ – Franklin and Circle, Rev. John Allen

1899-1902 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin and Circle, Rev. William Sniff

1902-1903 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin and Circle, Rev. C.H. Plattenberg

1903-1906 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin and Circle, Rev. Edgar Jones

1906-1908 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin and Fulton, Rev. Edward Bagley

1908 - 1918 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin and Fulton, Rev. W. Rothenburger

1918-1920 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin and Fulton, Rev. E.B. Barnes

1921 - 1946 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin at Fulton, Rev. F. Hooker Groom

1947-1953 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin at Fulton, Rev. Hoke Dickinson

1954-1960 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin at Fulton, Rev. Ernest Harrold

1961-1966 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin at Fulton, Rev. Richard Wilcox

1967-1974 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin at Fulton, Rev. Gordon Hagberg

1976-1990 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin at Fulton, Rev. Neil Deupree

1990-1996 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin at Fulton, Rev. Richard Beach

1998-2000 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin at Fulton, Rev. Wm. Kimball

1998-1999 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin at Fulton, Rev. Christine Tseng-Kimball

2001-2007 – Franklin Circle Church – Franklin at Fulton, Rev. Allen Harris

Today this church is called Franklin Circle Christian Church

1688 Fulton Road

216-781-8232

HIGHLAND CHURCH

1921 – Highland – W. 119th and Lorain, Rev. Charles Pardee

1924 - 1928 – Highland – W. 119th and Lorain, Rev. Louis Knowles

JENNINGS AVENUE DISCIPLE CHURCH

3161 West 14th Street at the corner of Buhrer

This church was first the Jennings Avenue Disciples Church. The building permit was issued in 1897. Architect was Frank Skeel.

TODAY THIS CHURCH IS:

Cleveland Free Will Baptist Church

1898 – Jennings Ave. Church of Christ, 703 Scranton, Rev. E.G. Laughlin

1902 - 1906 – Jennings Avenue Disciple Church, Jennings at Buhrer, Rev. E.G. Laughlin

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST CHURCH

1874 – Disciples of Christ Church – Miles at Gaylord and Broadway, Rev. J. H. Jones

1877 – 1879 – Miles Street Church – Miles at Gaylord and Broadway, Rev. E.D. Barclay

1883 – Miles Street Church – Miles near Broadway, Rev. A.A. Knight

1887 – Miles Street Church – Miles near Broadway, Rev. Lathrop Cooley

1891 – Miles Avenue Church – Miles near Broadway, Rev. Frank A. Wight

1894 – Miles Avenue Church – Miles near Broadway, Rev. Edmund Laughlin

1898 - 1902 – Miles Avenue Church, Miles near Broadway, Rev. W.J. Cadman

1906 – Miles Avenue Church, Miles near Broadway, Rev. Alfred Fleming

1908 - 1913 – Miles Avenue Church – 9430 Miles Ave., Rev. Alfred Fleming

1918 - 1921 – Miles Avenue Church – 9128 Miles, Rev. W.N. Vickers

1924 – Miles Avenue Church – 9050 Miles, Rev. Fred Schmidt

1928 – Miles Avenue Church – 9050 Miles, Rev. Thomas Smith

WEST MADISON AVENUE CHURCH

1891 – West Madison Avenue Church – West Madison at Henry, Rev. J.W. Utter

1894 – West Madison Avenue Church – West Madison at Henry, Rev. William Harris

1898 – West Madison Avenue Church – West Madison at Wellington, Rev. Derthick

1902 – West Madison Avenue Church – West Madison at Wellington, Rev. Olmstead

1906 – West Madison Avenue Church – West Madison at Wellington, Rev. Frank Ford

1908 – West Madison Avenue Church – West Madison at W. 98th, Rev. Frank Ford

This church was no longer there in 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Disciples of Christ Historical Society

1101 Nineteenth Avenue south

Nashville, TN 37212