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Home  About Us History
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As the neighborhood became interracial, the church became interracial.
It now serves the Lord in the community as a multi-racial congregation.
In 1955, the Broadway Church of Christ decided to begin a new work in
east Lubbock. This decision was based upon people moving into the newly
developed area.
Ken Bozeman and Alex Mc Donald donated two lots on Parkway Drive and
Broadway built an auditorium and furnished the support of the first
preacher, Carrel Anderson.
The first service was held on the second Sunday of October 1955, with
approximately 67 members. Approximately six months after the first
meeting, elders were installed, which consisted of Ken Bozeman, Rufus
Bundy, Raleigh Egger and Alfred Holeman. The church became
self-supporting within one year, and began mission work in Mexico
during that period of time.
In 1957, Eddie Stolz became the preacher, remaining until 1958, and being replace by Wyndal Hudson.
Due to growth, a new auditorium was built in 1959 with a seating
capacity of 450. The church began meeting in the new auditorium on the
second Sunday of October 1959. The second Sunday of October became the
congregation's annual Home Coming Day
Other men who have faithfully served as elders in the past are: Charles
Anderson, Johnny Evans, Claude Farley, Leroy Fisher, Dail Griffin, Obie
Lee, Ted Monroe, George Pliler, Troy Randolph, Virgil Thompson, Magel
Willis and Gaither Vanderveer.
There are six elders and six deacons presently serving the Parkway
Drive congregation. They are pictured elsewhere on this Web site.
The following have served as ministers of Parkway Drive: Dwain Evans,
1960-until leaving with the Exodus Bay Shore movement to New York; John
McCoy, 1963; O.H. Tabor, 1964 - 1968; Bill Bryant, 1968 - 1974; Jerry
McCaghren. 1975; Truitt Adair, 1976-1979; Charley Huffman, August 1979
- May 1981; Charles Gorman, 1981 - June 1982; Glen Goggins, July 1982 -
March 1986; Terry Brown, July 1986 - October 1990; Gerald Jackson, 1986
- February 1989; Dave Gilchreist, March 1991 - December 1993; Cary
Dowl, part-time, 1991; Tyrone DuBose, part-time, April 1992; Charlie
Thomason, June 4, 1994 – December 12, 1999; Gerald Jackson, began
serving the congregation as pulpit minister on June 3, 2000 until April
28, 2004. Ron Guzman our current evangelist and pulpit minister began
serving the Parkway Drive congregation on September 26, 2004.
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