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Thomas W. and Catherine B. Harper Cross
Cross Family
1869 - 2021
The Cross Church
“Disciples of Christ Church”
The first church services were conducted in the Gingrich Schoolhouse. After the "Cross School" was constructed, church services were held there.
As time passed, Thomas felt the need for a more appropriate place to worship. The men of the community, in a short period of time, erected a new structure. The church was built on the south-west corner of State Road and M-66. Thomas furnished the money needed to complete the building. He took out a mortgage for the money, which was soon repaid, mainly by the various fund-raising projects, by the ladies of the church and community,
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