Cloverdale Church of Christ
Reaching up, Reaching out, Reaching in
Mission Statement
To glorify God by following in the footsteps of Jesus and being transformed into His image individually and corporately by reaching up to God, reaching out to others, and reaching in as we grow spiritually.
Our Vision Statement
To serve as a body of Christ in the Searcy and White County area by growing in discipleship, connecting by creating community, edifying through worship, nurturing in fellowship, empowering through education, equipping for ministry and sharing through evangelism.
History
The body of Christ at Cloverdale first met in its present location on July 4, 1976. The dream began with a small group of people from the Westside Church of Christ to serve the eastern part of Searcy. Property was purchased in 1974 and preparations began. For two years, the group met at locations that were offered rent-free, while plans were being made to borrow money and build a building.
This building was owned by Joe and Alice Robinson, on Market St. behind Wendy's. It was offered to the Cloverdale group for meetings while construction on the new building was completed.
Groundbreaking for the present church building
Eugene Bryant, Bill Pierce,
Don Eads and Henry White
Cloverdale Church of Christ as it appeared in 1976, when meetings began on July 4
The sign, built by Cloverdale members
Groundbreaking for an addition in 1985
First Elders: Dale Smith, Henry White, Van Tate, Gene Bryant and Hardie King
First Deacons: Van Middleton, Cecil Lasley, Bill Bullard, Bill Pierce, Earl Edwards, Lloyd Tucker and Vernon Rogers
First Preacher: Ed White