Southside Church of Christ
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This congregation, initially led by Dr. I.L. Van Zandt and other elders, was established in a fast growing southern area of Fort Worth in 1892. Named Southside Church of Christ, the new congregation experienced several decades of steady growth before purchasing a church building and merging with another congregation known as the Central Church of Christ in 1916. The congregation incorporated in 1917 under the name Southside Central Church Christ. The congregation relocated to this site in 1959. The church sponsors community outreach and missionary programs.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Organized in 1892 under Dr. I.L. Van Zandt and other elders, Southside Church of Christ took root in a fast-growing southern section of Fort Worth. After decades of steady growth it merged with the Central Church of Christ in 1916 and incorporated the next year, later relocating to this site in 1959. Through its outreach and missionary work the congregation has remained woven into the life of the city.
Why it matters
It illustrates how neighborhood congregations grew and merged alongside a booming Texas city at the turn of the twentieth century.
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