100 Years Behind Us....Eternity in Front of Us
First Christian Church of Maryville, TN was established on January 28, 1912. Brother Clark of Chattanooga was the pastor. Twenty-five people became charter members and officers were elected on that same day.
The first deacons were A.J. Coleman and W. A. Ball. The first elders were C.S. Grove, W.H. Caldwell, J.F. Chappell, and E.C. Coleman.
We have been using some form of the building we currently worship in since 1953.
Our former ministers include:
Brother Clark........1912 - 1921
Tom Johnson........ 1921 - 1926
Frank Drowota......1926 - 1927
Gilbert Chandler....1927 - 1929
W.O. Lappin...........1929 - 1931
Clarence Shepard...1931 - 1935
Spencer Holland......1935 - 1938
Heber Pitman..........1938 - 1939
Samuel White..........1939 - 1941
Arthur Hyde.............1941 - 1944
Floyd Clark...............1944 - 1958
Dennis Fulton...........1959 - 1961
J. Leroy Wright..........1961 - 1963
C.E. Stocke...............1964 - 1967
Troy Hasty................1967 - 1983
Harold Ray................1983 - 2001
Casey Hancock.........2001 - 2006
Roy Row...................2006 - 2011
Our current deacons are: Larry Grant, Seth Miller, Robert Moore, Jonathan Dean, and Jack Yandell
Our current elders are: Bob Bell, John Engle, Greg Pitner, Terry Ray and Robbie Waters
Our current trustees are: Chris Bridges, Albert Carroll, and Barney Harris