Clinton in Anderson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Clinton Church of Christ
1943
Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 28, 2023
1. Clinton Church of Christ Marker
Inscription.
Clinton Church of Christ. The first meeting of the Clinton Church of Christ occurred during the uncertain times of World War II. Temporary dwellings dotted the landscape of Anderson County as families moved to the area to work on the secret Manhattan Project. The first worship service took place in one of these homes on February 7, 1943, with six people present: Bonnie and Iva Grissom, O.B. Trammell and son Byron, and Robert and Ariel Waters. The first preacher for the congregation was S.F. Timmerman. The next meeting place was an old union hall on Highway 25W, which they purchased in 1944. It was demolished and a new building built on the same spot three years later. By 1959, the congregation had outgrown its home. Property was purchased a short distance away at 500 North Main Street and a new building completed in 1964. The Clinton church is thought to be the oldest congregation of the Church of Christ in Anderson County.
The first meeting of the Clinton Church of Christ occurred during the uncertain times of World War II. Temporary dwellings dotted the landscape of Anderson County as families moved to the area to work on the secret Manhattan Project. The first worship service took place in one of these homes on February 7, 1943, with six people present: Bonnie & Iva Grissom, O.B. Trammell & son Byron, and Robert & Ariel Waters. The first preacher for the congregation was S.F. Timmerman. The next meeting place was an old union hall on Highway 25W, which they purchased in 1944. It was demolished and a new building built on the same spot three years later. By 1959, the congregation had outgrown its home. Property was purchased a short distance away at 500 North Main Street and a new building completed in 1964. The Clinton church is thought to be the oldest congregation of the Church of Christ in Anderson County.
84° 7.888′ W. Marker is in Clinton, Tennessee, in Anderson County. It is on North Main Street (U.S. 25W), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 North Main Street, Clinton TN 37716, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee and in Greater Knoxville. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
