The Morehead First Christian Church in Morehead, Kentucky was established in 1888. The history of the First Christian Church dates back to the founding of Morehead when it was a small Eastern Kentucky village. The first services of the Church were held in the Rowan County Court House. During the period from 1884 to 1887, all Church services in the town and community were intermittent and irregular due to the violence of the Rowan County War. It was Edward O. Guerrant, a Presbyterian minister, who encouraged the community to erect a church building for all religious organizations to hold their services. That building stood on the site, or very near, to the present First Christian Church. The current church building was constructed in 1924. The Christian Church was also significant in the establishment of the Morehead Normal School in 1887, by Phoebe E. Button and her son Frank C. Button. Dr. Button served not only as the first and last President of the Normal School, but as the first President of the Morehead State Teacher's College and pastor of the First Christian Church.
Scans provided by Jacob Jenkins
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Randolph E. George Letter
Randolph E. George
A letter sent by Randolph E. George from the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois on November 29, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Mrs. J. Gschwend Letter
Elizabeth Gschwend and Maurice Paul Gschwend
A letter sent by Elizabeth Gshwend, mother of Maurice Gschwend, from Cleveland, Ohio on July 26, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Mrs. J. J. Harris Letter
J. J. Harris
A letter sent by Mrs. J. J. Harris from Albany, Georgia on March 10, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Jack Helwig Letter
Jack Helwig Jr.
A letter sent by Jack Helwig Jr. from Petaluma, California on July 12, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Bob Hogge Letter
Robert Hogge
A letter sent by Bob Hogge from the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois on June 14, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Bob Hogge Letter
Robert Hogge
A letter sent by Bob Hogge from the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois on March 21, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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James B. Holtzclaw Letter
James Baylor Holtzclaw
A letter sent by James B. Holtzclaw from Camp Croft, South Carolina on January 24, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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James B. Holtzclaw Letter
James Baylor Holtzclaw
A letter sent by James B. Holtzclaw from Fort Benning, Georgia on March 28, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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E. M. Howell Letter
Eva M. Howell and Thomas Lunsford Howell
A letter sent by Eva M. Howell, mother of Lunsford Howell, from Port Arthur, Texas on January 18, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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George O. Jackson Letter
George O. Jackson
A letter sent by Private George O. Jackson on June 14, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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David O. Johnson Letter
David O. Johnson
A letter sent by Private First Class David O. Johnson from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia on July 13, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Lucille Kirby Card
Margaret Lucille Kirby
A card sent by Lucille Kirby from Kennett, Missouri on December 10, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Mrs. J. R. Lancaster Letter
J. R. Lancaster and Carl Lancaster
A letter sent by Mrs. J. R. Lancaster, mother of Carl Lancaster on April 2, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Stuart D. Lawson Letter
Stuart D. Lawson
A letter sent by Stuart Lawson from Maxwell Field, Alabama on May 14, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Stuart D. Lawson Letter
Stuart D. Lawson
A letter sent by Stuart D. Lawson from from Gunter Field, Alabama on September 30, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Stuart D. Lawson Letter
Stuart D. Lawson
A letter sent by Stuart D. Lawson from Gunter Field, Alabama on September 30, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Jack Lewis Letter
Jack Lewis
A letter sent by Jack Lewis from Fort Andrews, Massachusetts on September 24, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Jack Lewis Letter
Jack Lewis
A letter sent by Jack Lewis on September 20, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Jack Lewis Letter
Jack Lewis
A letter sent by Jack Lewis from Fort Andrews, Massachusetts to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky circa September of 1943.
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Jack Lewis Postcard
Jack Lewis
A postcard sent by Jack Lewis from Fort McClellan, Alabama on June 8, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Roy Litton Jr. Letter
Roy Litton Jr.
A letter sent by Private First Class Roy Litton Jr. on May 21, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Wilma S. Lubic Letter
Wilma S. Lubic
A letter sent by Wilma S. Lubic on June 12, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Ollie M. Lyon Letter
Ollie Morris Lyon
A letter sent by Captain Ollie M. Lyon from Camp Campbell, Kentucky on March 24, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Ollie M. Lyon Letter
Ollie Morris Lyon
A letter sent by Ollie M. Lyon from Fort Bragg, North Carolina on July 12, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Ollie M. Lyon Letter
Ollie Morris Lyon
A letter sent by Ollie M. Lyon on August 22, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Sarah E. Maxwell Letter
Sarah E. Maxwell and William Edward Maxwell
A letter sent by Sarah E. Maxwell, mother of William E. Maxwell, from St. Joseph, Missouri on December 30, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Bill Maxwell Letter
William Maxwell
A letter sent by Bill Maxwell from Norfolk, Virginia on April 26, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Bill Maxwell Letter
William Maxwell
A letter sent by Bill Maxwell on March 29, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Bill Maxwell Letter
William Maxwell
A letter sent by Bill Maxwell from the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 23, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Mrs. W. V. McGinnis Letter
W. V. McGinnin
A letter sent by Mrs. W. V. McGinnis to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1943.
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Mrs. L. G. McNees Card
Willie McNeese and William Lee McNeese
A card sent by Willie McNeese, mother of William L. McNeese, from Vienna, Georgia on October 4, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Edwin Y. Montanye Letter
Edwin Y. Montanye, Arthur E. Landolt, and William Morrison
A letter originally sent by Arthur E. Landolt, minister of Morehead Christian Church, to Edwin Y. Montanye, pastor of Holmesburg Baptist Church, regarding the baptism of William Morrison and a return note by Pastor Montanye from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 30, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Ollie Morris Letter
Ollie Morris
A letter sent by Ollie Morris from Fort Bragg, North Carolina on July 12, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Leo Davis Oppenheimer Letter
Leo Davis Oppenheimer Jr.
A letter sent by Leo D. Oppenheimer from Fort Thomas, Kentucky on June 30, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Leo Davis Oppenheimer Letter
Leo Davis Oppenheimer Jr.
A letter sent by Leo Davis Oppenheimer from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1943.
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Leo Davis Oppenheimer Letter
Leo Davis Oppenheimer
A letter sent by Leo Davis Oppenheimer on April 28, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Leo Davis Oppenheimer & Hayden M. Carmichael Letter
Leo Davis Oppenheimer and Hayden M. Carmichael
A letter believed to have been sent by Leo Davis Oppenheimer and Hayden M. Carmichael to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1943.
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Grover E. Payne Letter
Grover E. Payne and Theodore Walker Carmichael
A letter sent by Grover E. Payne, a member of Theodore W. Carmichael's former Church School, from Arlington, Virginia on September 8, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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May Pierce Letter
May Pierce and Barton Powell Pierce
A letter sent by May Pierce, mother of Barton P. Pierce, from Lenni, Pennsylvania on March 21, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
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Mrs. H. D. Queen Letter
Margaret Queen and Birdeth William Queen
A letter sent by Margaret Queen, mother of Birdeth Queen, from Gastonia, North Carolina on November 20, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.