The Restoration Movement has always been strong in Kentucky and that has served to strengthen the resolve of those in this community called Yeaman to restore the oneness of Christ Church.
By the year 1915, Warren Smith and his wife, Pinky, moved their family to Yeaman. They had previously been baptized into Christ at Lone Hill but there was no established congregation at Yeaman. The Smiths and a few other New Testament Christians used a building called “The Union Church Building” that was built by the community in the early 1900s as a place to assemble for worship. Occasionally, they would have a preacher come and preach but their meetings were somewhat sporadic for several years.
A major turning point came around 1948, when Brother Charles Thomas pointed out to the members that they were in error since they were not assembling every first day of the week. The whole congregation went forward and confessed their wrongs and from that point forward the congregation met for worship on a regular basis.
After a series of successful meetings with Glenn Killem the members were encouraged and began discussing building a meeting place of their own. On July 29, 1956, the congregation held their first worship service in their new building.
The congregation continued with a part-time preacher, Titus Black, until 1974 when the Farmington Church of Christ learned of the work at Yeaman through Lonnie McNutt. They decided to support the work at Yeaman and Lonnie became our first full-time preacher.
In 1976, the church built the preachers home and Harold Bellamy and his wife, Virginia, were the first to live in the new home. The congregation at Farmington was asked to gradually phase out their support and by 1980 the church here was totally self supported and the house was fully paid for.
The church has continued to grow down through the years. We have grown to the point that we are able to give support to others and look forward to many more years of growth in Yeaman.
(Edited from a article written by Leon Joiner in our church directory)
