The Centerville Church of Christ has a deep history in the community of Centerville.  Always striving to serve the people of Hickman County while leading toward the Savior.  Below is a timelime to demonstate the way the church has grown and the involvment in helping to make Centerville a wonderful place to live.

1870— Church begins meeting in homes.
1873— William Walker deeded a piece of property to Trustees of the church for the purpose of the spreading of the gospel. Original building completed at the cost of $1,000 including seats. Elders John Nicks, Sr., Gabriel Fowlkes, Pleasant Walker
1912—T. B. Larimore held two week meeting with services twice daily.
1922-25—Ira Douthitt held meetings.
1925– Membership 125
1932—D. Ellis Walker was first fully-supported minister.
1939—Membership 266
1941—James Wells, minister Elders: E. J. Beasley, W. A. Downey, Dr. C. V. Stephenson, J. P. Thompson
1944—Membership 227
1945—B. B. James Minister. First organized men’s business meeting.
1950—Ralph Stout, minister
1952—Addition to the auditorium on Church Street.
1954—Building air-conditioned
1955—Ray Walker began work with congregation. James R. Brown, Ezra Ammons were added as elders1957—Paul Rogers becomes Minister. 345 members George Goldtrap, Youth Minister.
1958—$20,000 Budget
1959—1,000 enrolled in VBS. Gospel In Word & Song begins over local radio station
1959—Expansion program announced
1960—Record number to hear Judge Sam Davis Tatum
1961—Educational building completed $51,800
1962—Motorcade to Nashville auditorium meeting. 10,500 attended
1963— Marshall Keeble speaks
1964—Bus Route, Correspondence Course, Mailing of Church Paper, Property on Nashville Highway purchased for new facilities
1965—Doors to building locked for the first time after 92 years. Building Committee appointed. Bond Sale begun. Bids open for new church plant.
1966—Operation Doorbell. Kindergarten begun. Dedication of new building in September with  1,071 present.
1967—Budget $1,471 weekly. Speakers: Batsell Barrett Baxter, Williams. S. Banowsky
1968—160 acres donated for church camp. 40 passenger bus purchased
1969—Organized Visitation Team Meetings. Children’s Home dedicated in October. Camp Meribah opens.
1970—Centennial Homecoming with 1,100 present. Ken McDonald Hall dedicated. Annis Womack hired as secretary.
1971— Middle Tennessee Preacher’s Forum begun1972—Record Sunday night crowd of 512 to hear John Clayton. 2nd Bus route begun.
1973—First Teacher’s Appreciation Dinner
1974—Willard Collins meeting. Sunday Night draws 515
1975—3rd bus purchased, all-time high of 121 riders. Children’s Bible Hour begun. A-frame Chapel built. Paul Rogers preached in India
1976—New Testament memorized, written by members. Chorus performs frequently on Nashville telecast.
1977—Tulipwood Corporation formed. New bus purchased
1978—Outreach Center begun, $161,617 Funds secured for Tulipwood. Record contribution of $50,101. Day School opens.
1979—60 acre addition to Camp property. Work begun in Cervignano, Italy
1980—Singles Ministry begun. Outreach Center opens. Jimmy Allen record revival. Ground-breaking for Tulipwood in September. Ruth Reece hired as secretary.
1981—Lifeline Telephone Ministry begun. Amazing Grace telecast locally
1982—World Evangelism Forum1983—First scheduled telecast of service. WCKY Radio Broadcast. Golden Rule Reading Club, 27,001 chapters read. Nicks Scholarship Fund established.
1984—First color Directory printed. Double Day sets record of 1,122
1985—Turks & Caicos work begun
1986—Camp Meribah remodeled. Highland, Illinois work begun. Homecoming ‘86 with 1,142 present. Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes begun
1987—First annual Thanksinging with Ray Walker. Final Sunday offering of $22,010. Joseph Worndle began working in Turks and Caicos Islands
1988—250,000th caller to Lifeline. Building construction in Highland, Illinois by volunteers. WBHL-FM Broadcast added
1989—312 persons ordered One-Year Bibles. Funds raised for North Caicos building. Tour bus purchased. 50,000 visits by teams since 1969
1990—Modern TV Production Center added. 31 children complete Summer Scholars Program. 120th Anniversary—Record 1,235
1991– Mission work begun in Farmville, Virginia. Announcements of plans for addition. $120,000 paid on indebtedness
1992— Paul Rogers 35th Anniversary. $1,200,000 expansion announced. Record $83,156 offering. 5,000 served at Outreach Center.
1993—Bond Sale completed, $1,100,000. New facility opened in June. Congregation has 800 members
1994—35th Anniversary of Radio Program. New mothers honored. 100,000 at Meribah since 1969. Willie Franklin meeting best-attended in history of County, 1,088 Sunday night. 1870’s pageant in December. Computer networked in offices.
1995—Record Budget of $464,986. January 2—2000 A.D. Vision Committee formed. 125th Anniversary Celebration
1996 –Campaigns in Turks & Caicos Island and Farmville, Virginia. Dr. Joe Johnson, President of U.T. and Willard Collins, President of Lipscomb University speak.
1997—Paul Rogers’ 40th Anniversary. Craig Shelton hired as Youth Minister, Greg McCord hired as Associate Minister and Shane Willis, song director. Men of the congregation read the entire New Testament aloud in 18 hours 51 minutes with a 4’’ snow surrounding the building.
1998—New building opened in Farmville, Virginia. New Bus Purchased through donations.
1999—40 Days of Prayer Campaign 30th Anniversary of Visitation Program Framing the Future Campaign
2000—New Millennium Celebration. Turks & Caicos Campaign. India National Conference hosted. Mladen Jovanovic, from Yugoslavia speaks. Millennium Moments Yearbook Published. Dotson Alumni Lodge completed at Meribah. Membership 875.
2001 –Kittrell Bus Garage completed. Paul Rogers and Craig Shelton distribute School Supplies in the Turks & Caicos Islands. Alumni Lodge burned to the ground on Christmas Day. Youthline Telephone Ministry begun.
2002— Old factory building & property adjacent to bus garage purchased. New Dotson Alumni Lodge completed. Hosted Christian College Choral Festival weekend. Church web-site goes online.
2003— 1,003 present on Friends Day. Property adjacent to the Outreach Center purchased and dedicated the Hope House.
2004—May 2, 2004 Generations Day. All-Time Record Attendance of 1,405 for small-town churches of Christ. Paul Rogers, speaker. Four buildings/shelters built at Meribah. Purchased property next door to building known as the "Hassell property."  24-Hours of Prayer—praying the old year out the new year in.
2005—January 6, beloved Minister of 48 years, Paul Rogers died in Cleveland Clinic of heart failure. Craig Shelton takes on new position as Operations Minister. Chris Webb hired as Youth Minister. 135th Anniversary Celebration & Revival, John Miller speaker. Elders; Bobby Bates, Bill Davis, Dr. James Blackwell, Bill McDonald, Wayne Qualls, Alfred Williams. 24-Hours of prayer. School bus purchased for youth and camp work.
2006—Bill Perkins hired as Pulpit Minister began work on February 19. Budget set at $686,650. Bobby McCoy hired as Camp Superintendent. Anderson, South Carolina added as a mission point. Mike Tanaro speaker at Revival. Complete overhaul of sound system. November 5 "Homecoming & Welcoming Home the 779th" Jim Bill McInteer was the speaker and the National Guard's Freedom Salute was held in the auditorium. Standing room only for All-Church Night. $56,603 given on the last day of year to balance budget and go beyond goal of $50,000!
2007— Expansion indebtedness paid off. 

TO GOD BE THE GLORY GREAT THINGS HE HAS DONE and continues to do!