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CCBT Photo Gallery
Our History
Christ Community Baptist Tabernacle was formed October 15, 1953 with
Rev. William Green as the Pastor and services being held in a small
white church in Monroeville. The church services moved from Monroeville
to the old theater in Elmer, before the church family started to build
our new church on Route 40, three miles east of Elmer.
With the direction of Les Garrison and help from Milton
Clark and Earl Clark, the land was cleared in September 1954, with working crews made up of
the church family. With the pouring of cement, laying of blocks, steel
reinforcements, wood being sawed and hammering, the Lords house was
being built. The church was finished enough for our church family to
move in by spring of 1955. We used the old theater chairs and made use
of what we had. It was Gods house, a place to worship.
Dedication of new building: October 1956
Back row: L-R: Earl Clarke, Alex Racey, Les Garrison,
Jack Wright
Center row: L-R: Charlie Hill, Milton Clark, Claire Patterson, Fred Caldwell
Front row: L-R: Roy Jones, Pastor William Green, Zeb Green, Tom Eller
Pastor William Green left our church family in 1957,
having served for four years.
Rev. Clifford
Crider served 1957 - 1958.
Rev. Frank Walton came to us in January 1959
and stayed for fourteen years through 1973.
Rev. Julius Bosco began
pasturing in 1974 and Pastored 4 years until 1978.
John Clements pastored for 2 months in 1979.
In May of 1979 Rev. Frank Owens began
pastoring and stayed until 1980.
In December 1980 Rev. Joseph Zearfaus,
Sr. pastured until the Lord took him home to heaven in September 1988.
Rev. Jeff Lyon pastured beginning in 1989, and stayed until 1991.
In
August 1991 Joseph Zearfaus, Jr. became interim pastor, and in May 1992
was called to be the full time pastor and has pastured until the
present.
Major capital improvements that have been done to the church since it
original building are:
1960 title ceiling in sanctuary.
1961 center aisle completed.
1963
hardwood floors and pews.
1967 Baldwin organ.
1968 central air in
church; purchase of house next door for a parsonage.
1969 new pulpit,
communion table; hymn boards and lectern.
1973 carport added to front
entrance of church.
1986 new 1,500 square foot addition added to west
side of church which included
nine additional pews, four classrooms,
bathrooms, and full basement.
40th Anniversary, October 17, 1993
Sunday, January 2, 2000
50th Anniversary, Sunday, October 19, 2003
As we near our 60th year of ministry coming in 2013, plans are being made for a 6,000
square foot
multipurpose building to house gymnasium, kitchen,
bathrooms, church offices, and game room.
We are thankful to God for allowing us to be stewards of His ministry,
and trust His continued blessing until He comes for us in the clouds.
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