Inspiration, Courage, & Community Involvement Builds Local Congregation
Until the spring of 1961, members of the Church of
Christ who lived in Aubrey drove to Pilot Point or elsewhere to attend
worship services. In May of that year, however, the Pilot Point church
sent its minister, John Dial, to conduct a gospel meeting in the Aubrey
Community Center. Bill and
The Wilsons, Dewey and Alma Burns and Earl and Oleta Flowers signed a $2,000 loan at the Denton County National Bank to purchase the land and building to house the Aubrey Church of Christ. Elwood Allen, an elder at Pearl Street Church of Christ in Denton, co-signed the note.
The church members spent $500 to buy a lot on South
Main Street in Aubrey and an old church building in Krum was bought for
$305. Burns, Flowers and
Then, they began the job of making the building
suitable for worship. In addition to the Aubrey brethren, volunteers
came from Pilot Point, Frisco, Little Elm and other places to assist.
Among those who came and worked was Charles Osburn who, with his family,
now often worships at Aubrey Church of Christ. The Pearl Street Church
of Christ congregation continued to assist in many ways, as did the
Pilot Point Church of Christ.
W.E. and Linnie Durden, Will and Mamie Moore and
Bill and
At first, the church got by with part-time,
Sunday-only preachers. Bill Watkins of
The old building was hot in summer and cold in
winter, but the church grew. Several families, who were anxious to help
the Aubrey church to get established on solid footing, either moved to
Aubrey or commuted each week. Aubrey Church of Christ enjoyed a flush of
success at first, with so many coming to help establish the church.
Attendance ran into the 50's and even reached the low 60's during the
first couple of years.
1976 – Room to Grow
Late in 1976, the church purchased two acres of land in
Krugerville, intending to erect a new building there. As it worked out,
a better site was located, but the congregation managed to make a small
profit on the transaction when the land was sold.
1978 – New Home on New Hope