Boldo Community Christian Church began in 1902. It is said they organized into a church at a brush arbor or tent meeting. Captain Frances Murray gave the parcel of land on which the church is now located. The new congregation was first known as the Murray Chapel Church, and later was listed as Boldo Methodist Episcopal Church in the archives of the Alabama Conference of The Methodist Church in 1903. For many decades the church was called Boldo United Methodist Church. In 2023 when the church moved their affiliation from the United Methodist Church to the Congregational Methodist Church they changed their name to Boldo Community Christian Church. 

The church was part of a circuit with a riding pastor. Other churches in the circuit that shared the pastor included Cordova Methodist Church, Friendship Church, and Union Chapel Methodist Church. In 1981 the church was taken off the circuit and has had its own pastor ever since. Many wonderful pastors were assigned by The United Methodist Church and faithfully preached and served at our church for many years. 

In 1978 a second parcel of property was given by Almus and Esther Powell to be used for a church parsonage. The restriction for its use was removed in 2002 and the property now hosts a playground for the children of the community.

In the mid 1940s the congregation built a beautiful red brick church. In the 1980’s the congregation added bathrooms and several Sunday School rooms. In the early 1990’s the Aaron family gave a lighted church sign in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Aaron.

Over the years, Boldo Community Christian Church (also known as Boldo United Methodist Church) has supported numerous charities, missions and community services such as the Methodist Children’s Home and Eldridge Children’s Home, Special Camp at Camp Sumatanga, and Valley Elementary School. The church’s Benevolence Fund helped to create clothes closet to provide gently used donated clothing at no charge for those in need in our community.

We are a small family with a big heart dedicated to Jesus Christ, the Great Commission, and serving Jesus by serving others. 

The doors of the church are open to all who would enter to worship. The heart and arms of the church family are always open to receive all who seek the fellowship of a Christian family. The alter is always open to those with a burden to seek the Lord’s face in earnest prayer or who would receive Jesus as Savior and Lord. 

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CHARTER MEMBERS

Barnie Brown                                                 Andrew Kiker                                     George Robinson

Loanie Brown                                                John William Murray                          Mary Tidwell Robinson

Houston Courington                                     Martha Murray                                   Clarence St. John

Luella Courington                                          Riley Powell                                       Delta Drummonds Strickli

Ora Courington                                             Wilma Powell                                          (Mrs. Ollie Stricklin)

Bertie Bartin Hardin                                      Andrew Robinson                              Eddie Richardson St. John

Dan Hardin                                                     Bud Robinson

Contact us for more information on the history of Boldo Community Christian Church, Boldo United Methodist Church, Boldo Episcopal Methodist Church, Murray Chapel, pastors, and members. Information posted here is a selection of the church history that was researched and recorded  in preparation for the 100^th anniversary of Boldo United Methodist Church (the name at the time) in 2002. This information has been edited and updated to reflect changes in the name and affiliation in May of 2023.

Special History Committee 2002

Maxine Courington

Emmett Graves

Gladys Willingham

(edited by Cindy Barnett 2023)