1958 - 50th Anniversary celebration
By all accounts, the Woodland Christian Church’s 50th Anniversary celebration was a huge success. More than 400 members and friends gathered at the University of Kentucky Student Union for a banquet and program hosted by UK President and Woodland member, Dr. Frank Dickey. Charter members were recognized from eleven families: Allen, Atkins, Baker, Butler, Chancellor, Coons, Farney, McClure, Perkins, Taylor, and Veal.
Along with greetings from leaders at Transylvania University, and the College of the Bible, a message was read from Mrs. Charles E. Powell; charter member, and wife of our first pastor. Dr. Hayes Farish paid tribute to the church founders, each of whom served as major tributaries - all flowing into the same great river.
That river emptied into an even broader current of mainline Protestant churches that founded most of the country's leading colleges, played a leading role in the social gospel movement, and were active in social causes, such as civil rights, and equality for women. (And perhaps we should note that women have yet to celebrate a century of voting in America. I suppose one could say that men have been voting in America since 1607.)
It was 1958, and mainline Protestantism in America was had reached a crescendo. Disciples counted among their membership many influential leaders including Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Baines Johnson, who would soon become president.
Along with greetings from leaders at Transylvania University, and the College of the Bible, a message was read from Mrs. Charles E. Powell; charter member, and wife of our first pastor. Dr. Hayes Farish paid tribute to the church founders, each of whom served as major tributaries - all flowing into the same great river.
That river emptied into an even broader current of mainline Protestant churches that founded most of the country's leading colleges, played a leading role in the social gospel movement, and were active in social causes, such as civil rights, and equality for women. (And perhaps we should note that women have yet to celebrate a century of voting in America. I suppose one could say that men have been voting in America since 1607.)
It was 1958, and mainline Protestantism in America was had reached a crescendo. Disciples counted among their membership many influential leaders including Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Baines Johnson, who would soon become president.