Our Story
Who We Are
The Church of Christ in Angleton is striving to be like the Church in the New Testament.
We believe in the authority of scripture, and we attempt to model ourselves after the example set by the first century Church, the teachings of the Apostles, and most importantly, the life of Jesus the Christ.
Our History
One of the earliest members of the Angleton church was David Yancey. Yancey moved to Angleton at the turn of the century to teach in a local college. When a storm blew the college away, Yancey stayed and began growing rice.
In 1916, Katy Willy Savoy met with local Christians in a courtroom at the Brazoria County Courthouse. By the early 1920’s approximately ten families met weekly to worship God. J.F. Grubbs served as the minister. However, several years later the core of the congregation began to shrink.
In September of 1939, three sisters decided that it was time for a new congregation to be established in Angleton. The sisters (Modena, Norma, and Erma) were instrumental in bringing Thornton Crews of Houston to Angleton for a tent meeting. As a result of this meeting, about twenty members of the church began to meet on a regular basis. Once again, they met in the courthouse, but in time, between donations from members and a loan from the bank, property was bought on the corner of Plum and Velasco streets, and a church building was built by the members.
The establishment of Dow Chemical Company in Freeport had a dramatic impact on the growth of the church in Angleton. As people from throughout the country flocked to the new jobs at Dow, the membership of the church grew.
Up till this point, baptisms were performed in local rivers and bayous, but in light of growth, classrooms and a baptistry were added to the building in 1943. Even with the expansion the church outgrew the building, and in 1952 it became necessary to hold two morning services. It was at this time that the property on Wilkins and Downing was purchased.
The new building was larger and included a parsonage. Over the next fifteen years it was expanded several times to accommodate larger numbers, with a new auditorium being built in 1971. In 1998 the congregation completed a renovation of the current auditorium to make it more baby friendly and more accessible to those with special needs.
Today, over 130 families consider the congregation on Wilkins and Downing their family.
The Church of Christ in Angleton is striving to be like the Church in the New Testament.
We believe in the authority of scripture, and we attempt to model ourselves after the example set by the first century Church, the teachings of the Apostles, and most importantly, the life of Jesus the Christ.
Our History
One of the earliest members of the Angleton church was David Yancey. Yancey moved to Angleton at the turn of the century to teach in a local college. When a storm blew the college away, Yancey stayed and began growing rice.
In 1916, Katy Willy Savoy met with local Christians in a courtroom at the Brazoria County Courthouse. By the early 1920’s approximately ten families met weekly to worship God. J.F. Grubbs served as the minister. However, several years later the core of the congregation began to shrink.
In September of 1939, three sisters decided that it was time for a new congregation to be established in Angleton. The sisters (Modena, Norma, and Erma) were instrumental in bringing Thornton Crews of Houston to Angleton for a tent meeting. As a result of this meeting, about twenty members of the church began to meet on a regular basis. Once again, they met in the courthouse, but in time, between donations from members and a loan from the bank, property was bought on the corner of Plum and Velasco streets, and a church building was built by the members.
The establishment of Dow Chemical Company in Freeport had a dramatic impact on the growth of the church in Angleton. As people from throughout the country flocked to the new jobs at Dow, the membership of the church grew.
Up till this point, baptisms were performed in local rivers and bayous, but in light of growth, classrooms and a baptistry were added to the building in 1943. Even with the expansion the church outgrew the building, and in 1952 it became necessary to hold two morning services. It was at this time that the property on Wilkins and Downing was purchased.
The new building was larger and included a parsonage. Over the next fifteen years it was expanded several times to accommodate larger numbers, with a new auditorium being built in 1971. In 1998 the congregation completed a renovation of the current auditorium to make it more baby friendly and more accessible to those with special needs.
Today, over 130 families consider the congregation on Wilkins and Downing their family.