Church of Christ (Thurston)

From Lane Co Oregon

Clarence Swander pinpoints the beginning of the Thurston Church as April 6, 1890. This matches a report in the Christian Standard of April 12 that David C. Kellems held a meeting there with 33 additions by obedience and 11 others had been members before. However, the Lane County Historian reported:

The Thurston Church of Christ was organized in 1890 with 132 names on the first congregational roll. The land for the church was donated for $1 in 1893 by Martin and Martha Rees. Early baptisms were held in the slough at the end of Russell Road, now called 66th Street. The first pastor was D. C. Kellers (Kellems).