History: 

The Mahomet Christian Church was begun through the prayers and encouragement of the First Christian Church in Monticello, Illinois, and its preacher, Arthur Peterson. Stuart Couve, representing the Central Illinois Evangelizing Association, also served as an advisor in the initial stages. An advertisement was placed in The Mahomet Citizen in March of 1975, inviting anyone interested in discussing planting a Christian Church in Mahomet to meet in Mike Tilford's home on March 10th. The meeting revealed that several people in Mahomet were attending Christian Churches in other communities, and were interested in discussing the planting of a new work in Mahomet.After some further discussion, approximately eight families planned a Sunday Evening Bible Study service beginning on April 6, 1975, in the Lincoln Trail School. Fifty people attended that first service with Clarence Taylor, an elder from the Saybrook Christian Church, leading the study. Sunday evening meetings continued as plans were made for full services to begin in July. On July 13, 1975, both morning and evening services began with attendance of 65 in the morning and 45 in the evening. Gary Finley, who commuted from Rapid City, Illinois, served as the weekend preacher, and directed an active calling ministry in the area as the Church continued to grow.