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In 1951 the Paris Baptist church with the
pastor Rev. Jean Osborn and Rev Charles L. Norris took a religious
census of Holliday to determine the number of people in the
community of the Baptist faith. The census indicated that a
Baptist work was needed in Holliday. On September 3 of that year a
revival was held in a tent between the homes of Mrs. Lola Ensor
and Tom Jones. During that revival, thirteen people came forward.
One placed his membership in the Holliday Christian Church, while
the other twelve placed their membership in the Paris Baptist
Church until such a time as a church could be organized in
Holliday. Following the revival meeting the Odd Fellows Hall was
rented, and worship services and Sunday School were held there
from October 6, 1951, to August 16, 1953, at which time the new
church was occupied. The new church was dedicated on October 18,
1953.
The
first funeral held in the church was that of Mrs. Alice Hartman on
November 18, 1953, and the first wedding was June 3, 1072, that of
Virginia McGee and Mark Thomann, performed by Rev. Bruce Mixen.
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