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History
1862 to 1887
1862
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1863
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1865
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1886
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1887
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Formation of Chrisitan Church congregation in Hillsboro
Katherine Towner, the first baptized member into the church.
First mention of a minister, Brethren Calvin Adams, with many able pioneers/visiting preachers.
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The invention of the first automobile
First church building located at Third & Baseline
1888 to 1935
1890
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1898
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1901
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1912
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1919
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1923
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1927
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1934
Invention of movies
Spanish-American War
Invention of the Radio
Church remodel, adding a basement
Treaty of Versailles
Church members retire a crippling mortgage obligation, reorganizing the name Central Christian Church
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Invention of the television
Great Depression-era and the New Deal
1936 to 1952
1937
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1939
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1949
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1950
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1951
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Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the church, milestone labeled "The Church with a Family Spirit"
World War II
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Church purchased 4 lots at 6th & Edison Street
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Church supports a missionary to Belgian Congo under the name of School of Missions
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Canning over 700 jars of food heading to the mission field
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1939 to 1964
1953
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1959
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1962
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1963
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1964
Groundbreaking under the name The Christian Church of Hillsboro, Oregon
CCH no longer allowed to support the Bible in the Public School Progam
Cuban missile crisis
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Completion of the new sanctuary
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1965 to 1999
1969
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1973
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1974
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1985
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1989
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1991
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1999
First man on the moon
End of Vietnam War
Sale of the parsonage
Upgrades to the parking, sound system and oil furnace
End of Apartheid, South African racial segregation
End of the Gulf War
Purchase of the church bus
2000 to Present
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