Lancaster Church of Christ: 125 Singers Observe 50 Years of the Lancaster church of Christ 1965-2015

Sunday August 30, 2015 marked the 50th recorded year of the church meeting in this location. The building is a hundred years old and there are some historical sources that say the church met here in the 1880's, but we only have pictures and church bulletins, letters and newspaper articles for the last 50 years. Here is what one of the songs sounded like

In the picture above, Stan Sherman leads the last song: When We All Get to Heaven.

One hundred twenty five singers from approximately 10 other small congregations came to share this 5th Sunday singing which included the 50 year commemoration. 10 song leaders lead the songs listed on the old chalkboard, and there were 10 preachers attending from various places in Oregon.

If you had never heard all age groups from one to ninety-one singing four part acapella harmony, you were in for a real treat. The building seemed to rumble with the intense vibration of the enthusiastic voices, and of course the acoustics of the old meeting place helped us all hear each other.

Above on the lower left is John Sherman, younger brother of Preacher Stan Sherman, who was one of the preachers who came in 1966. In his late teens, John was attending the University of Oregon and working at a sawmill in 1965 and preaching at Lancaster on Sunday's. Stanley Sherman also came to preach in 1967.

These 5th Sunday singings are a great encouragement to small congregarious because they can assemble together to see and hear what it is like to have their churches full. They get to meet new people and visit old friends.

One of our members, Ernest Coburn, who was the first preacher here at its inception in 1965, opened the meeting with a short speech about how the church came to be planted here 50 years agp. The details are in this little history brochure. Contact stansherman@comcast.net for more information.

Lancaster takes its turn to host the 5th Sunday singing next May, 2016.