Our church family has been here 
since the early days of Findlay. First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) got its start in 1884, the same year the first natural gas well came in on the east bank of Lye Creek near Findlay. During the early years of the church’s life, worship services and Sunday School were held in the courthouse assembly room, in a schoolhouse on South Main Street, and in the old German Reformed Church. When the weather became warm, worshipers even took their chairs and moved outside! Church membership grew in those early years.
In 1887, the congregation purchased a lot near the site of our former sanctuary at 620 North Main Street. That building was soon found to be too small and an addition was built. A fire almost totally destroyed the building on January 9, 1913. The building could not be saved, so the congregation purchased the lot next to the original site and built the building in which the congregation worshipped until January 2016 – the building with the four white pillars in the front. The building was paid for within ten years of its dedication on June 6, 1915. Changes that took place in the building over the years included the addition of office space, music room, nursery, and chapel in the 1970s.
In April 1957, the name of the church was changed to First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Our church family is one of 3,754 congregations in what is known as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination, which numbers about 691,000 in the United States and Canada.
Throughout the years, our church family has participated in and supported outreach ministry to many local charitable organizations. Our church is one of the founding members of the Hancock Christian Clearing House which gives aid to people in financial need. In fact, First Christian Church provided the first home for the Hancock Christian Clearing House and housed this important resource for 12 years before it moved to the Family Center in Findlay. We as a church family continue to support that agency, as well as Chopin Hall, the City Mission, and food pantries.
In July 2016, First Christian Church sold its North Main Street facilities and moved into leased space at 1624 Suite B Tiffin Avenue in Findlay. This courageous and faithful step made it possible for the congregation to spend more of its resources in the pursuit of Christ’s mission and ministry and less on a physical structure.
With our mission statement and through our actions, our church family has a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusiveness, regardless of gender, race, culture, ethnic background, sexual orientation, economic circumstances, family configuration, or difference in ability. That is a characteristic of our local church family as well as our wider denomination – everyone is welcome without exception.
