Historical Timeline Of The Quail Springs Church of Christ Oklahoma City

• Date - Item
  
• 1953 July 23 – Planning meeting
• 1953 August 2 – First worship service of The Village Church of Christ
• 1953 Fall – Land purchased
• 1954 May – First elders appointed
• 1954 September – Started worshipping in unfinished building
• 1956 – David Roper becomes preacher
• 1961 – Darvin Keck becomes part-time minister
• 1965 – James Cail becomes part-time minister
• 1970 – Mac Layton serving as preacher
• 1971 December – Average attendance about 450
• 1972 October 1 – Mac Layton and 50 members leave
• 1973 June – Don Vinzant becomes preacher
• 1975 March 30 – $18,000 given on “Mission Sunday”
• 1976 September – Ronnie White begins preaching
• 1978 October 8 – 25th anniversary celebrated
• 1978 – First of 7 bond issues by Keck and Cail
• 1979 June 13 – Ground broken for larger building
• 1980 November – Name changed to Quail Springs Church of Christ
• 1980 November 9 – New building dedicated
• 1981 – Ronnie White appointed Chief of Staff
• 1981 December – Average attendance about 1200
• 1985 – Robert Rowland teaches on role of women
• 1989 – Fund raising campaign “On the Edge of Greatness”
• 1990 May – Leaders attend Willow Creek conference
• 1990 September – Introduction of worship team causes controversy
• 1991 December – Two Sunday services, traditional and contemporary
• 1992 August – Eddie Stephens hired as small-groups minister
• 1992 December – Finance committee takes charge of finances
• 1994 – Improved finances causes tension
• 1994 October – Gary Bruce hired as worship minister
• 1997 Fall – Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Church methods introduced
• 1998 June – Barry Thomas becomes small-groups minister
• 1998 November – Ronnie White resigns as preacher
• 1998 December – Don Hebbard serves as interim preacher
• 1999 January – Lynn Anderson teaches elders
• 1999 October 3 – Mark Henderson becomes “Senior Minister”
• 2000 Summer – Adult classes study “Spiritual Disciplines”
• 2001 January – Use of instrumental music in building discussed
• 2001 March – Cross and Crown Mission established
• 2001 May 23 – Elders vote to allow instrumental music in building
• 2001 August 19 – Four elders resign and leave congregation
• 2001 October – Wyatt Fenno becomes “Spiritual Formation” minister
• 2002 February 10 – Articles of Incorporation violated and changed
• 2002 March 23 – Instrumental music first used in building on Saturdays
• 2002 March – Traditional service discontinued
• 2002 November – New leadership model adopted
• 2002 December – 150 had left because of changes
• 2003 April – Survey of members’ views published
• 2003 April 20 – Rick Warren’s 40 Days of Purpose
• 2003 June – Participation in Billy Graham Campaign
• 2004 May 16 – ‘Mistaken Identity’ sermon causes controversy
• 2004 June – Trey Finley becomes small-groups minister
• 2004 Fall – Contemplative Spirituality sessions by Wyatt Fenno
• 2006 October 7 – Leroy Garrett lectures at Quail Springs
• 2007 March 7 – Elders announce plans to add an instrumental service
• 2008 January 27 – 300 had left because of instruments being introduced
• 2008 January 29 – Glover Shipp’s letter to the Oklahoman
• 2008 February 6 – Full-page ad denouncing the use of instruments
• 2009 March – Mark Henderson resigns as preacher
• 2009 – Bruce McIntyre becomes Church Life Minister
• 2010 February 7 – Stephen Dye becomes Senior Minister
• 2010 March – A need for “rebirth”
• 2010 April – Rebuilding morale
• 2010 November 7 – 30 year celebration as Quail Springs Church of Christ
• 2011 – Getting Our House In Order
• 2012 – Goal: Six district churches in the Olkahoma City area
• 2012 – Rationale for selling the Quail Springs building
• 2012 – The search for a new name
• 2013 February 24 – “Strategic plan for rebirth” launched
• 2013 August 18 – Elders authorized to sell Quail Springs building
• 2014 April 27 – Edmond Kivuye preaches at Quail Springs
• 2014 July 13 – Some leave because of the “Strategic plan for rebirth”
• 2014 – Name changed to “The Springs Church of Christ”
• 2015 March 30 – Unity regardless of denominational affiliation
• 2015 May 26 – Kelly Osborne replaces Steve Dye as Executive Minister
• 2015 – Building for sale
• 2016 – Ben Langford and Brett Vanderzee share preaching
• 2016 March 6 – Move to gym of the Northside Christian Church
• 2016 March 31 – Building sold to Baptist Church
• 2017 May 21 – Walk-through of purchased building
• 2017 November – Examples of The Springs’ Influence on Mission Fields
• 2017 November 9 – 250 members, 1 student from OCU
• 2018 July 15 – First service in new building