A Brief History of the Highland Church of Christ

Abilene's first Church of Christ began in 1903 when a group of 27 adults gathered in the old Taylor County Courthouse to organize a congregation. These Christians had been recently encouraged in gospel meetings held by preachers from Tennessee. New converts were made in Abilene and baptized in a local creek. The group began meeting in a building at South 6th and Chestnut Streets and became known as the "local congregation."