Our History
IN 1974, EVANGELIST JIM FLOYD, LIVED ON THE MOUNT OLIVET-GIRKIN ROAD, NOT FAR FROM WHERE THE CHURCH IS PRESENTLY LOCATED.
WHILE HOME BETWEEN REVIVALS, BRO. KIRBY BECK, WHO LIVED JUST NORTH OF THE CHURCH, VISITED IN THE HOME OF BRO JIM AND WHILE IN DISCUSSION OF WHERE HIS MEETINGS WERE, HE SUGGESTED TO BRO. BECK, IF HE WOULD GIVE THE LAND, HE WOULD ESTABLISH A CHURCH IN THE AREA.
BRO. BECK IMMEDIATELY INFORMED HIM TO PICK THE SPOT WALK OFF THE LAND AND IT WOULD BE DONE.
AFTER GIVING NOTICE TO ALL CHURCHES WHERE HE WAS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK THE NEXT 6 MONTHS, BRO. JIM CAME HOME AND IN DECEMBER, 1974, THE FIRST SERVICE WAS HELD IN BRO. JIM’S HOME AND THE BY-LAWS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES WERE ESTABLISHED FOR THE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH. THE FIRST MEETING CONSISTED OF THE FAMILY OF BRO. FLOYD AND BRO. BECK, AND THAT EVENING A NEW FAMILY CAME, AND STAYED WITH THE CHURCH UNTIL THE DEATH OF THE WIFE AND MOTHER OF THAT FAMILY.
BRO. JIM NOTED IN HIS TRAVELING, THAT MOST PEOPLE IN THE CHURCHES DID NOT HAVE A REAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORD, NOR OF THE PERSON OF THE LORD. THERE WAS A LACK OF KNOWING HIS GREAT LOVE, MERCY AND COMPLETE WORK WHICH GOD DID, WHEN HE GAVE JESUS AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. MOST WERE CAUGHT UP INTO TRYING TO FOLLOW SOME DOCTRINE OF LAWS, WHICH RATHER THAN REVEALING THE LORD, ACTUALLY SEPARATED FROM KNOWING HIM, AS IT EITHER SOOTHED THEIR CONSCIENCE THAT THEY WERE ALRIGHT AS THEY PRACTICED THE DOCTRINE, OR ELSE DROVE THEM TO DESPAIR, AS THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE MANY REGULATIONS WHICH WERE IMPOSED ON THEM.
THIS BECAME THE DRIVING FORCE OF THE CHURCH, AND TO THIS DAY IS STILL THE GOAL OF THE CHURCH. TO REVEAL THE LORD, HIS PERSONALITY, HIS PRESENCE WITH US, HIS WORK AS THE HIGH PRIEST OF GOD, KEEPING US, TEACHING US BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT AND WITH GREAT JOY, FILLING US DAILY WITH HIS LOVE AND PEACE.
IF YOU SUMMED UP THE PURPOSE OF CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, IT WOULD BE TO REVEAL GOD, AND JESUS CHRIST WHO HE SENT TO GIVE US ETERNAL LIFE.
ALL WHO LOVE AND SEEK GOD ARE WELCOME AND EVERY PERSON IS CONSIDERED EQUAL IN THEIR ABILITY TO RECEIVE FROM THE LORD WHAT THEY PERSONALLY NEED TO SERVE HIM. THERE IS A SPIRIT OF GENUINE LOVE AND GRACE THAT IS IN EACH SERVICE, AND THE WORD IS THE MAIN FOCUS. THE SERVICES ARE CENTERED AROUND TEACHING THE WORD, AND THE WORSHIP IS PERSONAL, SERIOUS, AND VERY REAL.
THE CHURCH IS LOCATED ON THE MOUNT-OLIVET GIRKIN ROAD. TAKE HIGHWAY 31W NORTH FROM BOWLING GREEN, TURN LEFT ON HIGHWAY 526 AT THE MINUTE MART BY WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL, BEAR LEFT AT THE FORK AND IN APROX 2 MILES, YOU WILL PASS THE MOUNT OLIVET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. THE NEXT HIGHWAY TO THE RIGHT IS THE MOUNT OLIVET-GIRKIN ROAD. THE CHURCH IS APROX 1 MILE ON THE RIGHT. TELEPHONE 270-777-3018