History
James Vinzant
In 1966, Dick Kerr and Roy McGaugh saw a need for a Church of Christ in Argyle, Texas and stopped by the side of the road and prayed. After a few previous attempts to establish a Church, a meeting was held on February 28, 1971 to discuss organizing a congregation in Argyle. Present at the meeting were: Dick Kerr, Jim McMahan, C.V. Dunning, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Roundtree, Tim & Marian Wagner, Laura Owens and Paulette Needham. Laura Owens made a request for the use of the Fire Hall (Community Center) which was approved for $20 per month. The Justin Church of Christ graciously paid for the first month’s rent.
The first meeting of the Argyle Church of Christ took place on Sunday, March 7, 1971: Jim McMahan led the singing and Dick Kerr preached. Attendance for the first meeting was 68 with 30 people placing membership. The first mission was begun the very next Sunday (March 14, 1971) with a decision to send $25 per month to Luis Lugo, who was a missionary on the island of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands.
By July 1971, the 6.6 acre property just east of HWY 377 on FM 407 was purchased and members worked hard to prepare the land and remodel the interior of an old farm house to make a chapel to seat 50 people along with four classrooms. The first meeting in the renovated building was September 1, 1971. A new facility was begun on July 8, 1973 and completed in early 1974 (this is now our classroom wing). And our newest building campaign was launched in October 2000 called “Give To Build-Build To Serve.” 35 members signed commitment cards and the building was ready for use in late February 2002. Discussion is now underway regarding our need for future construction as well.
Aside from the facility, our congregation continues to be involved in numerous ministries such as the community food bank and missions around the world.
Shepherds/Elders of the Argyle Church of Christ have been: Clyde Gentry, Dick Kerr, Tim Wagner, Bill Ponder, David Arnold, Tim McGaugh, Bruce Arnett, Jim Fly, Delvin Black, Robert Wagner.
In 2012, after the previous minister had decided to take a role with another church, the congregation as a whole decided to hire a full time Youth and Family Outreach Minister and have a separate minister just to preach on Sunday morning. Jason Miller, in May 2013, was hired to fill the full time role, while Dwight Robarts was hired as the Sunday Morning Pulpit Minister.