Our History
Unity Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) was established on January 1, 2012, when First Christian Church and Radford Christian Church joined together as one. The history and process that led to this is as follows:
In September 2010, exploration of a joint congregation progressed into forming a Unity Committee composed of six members from each church. In just three short months it was determined that the formation of a joint church between the two congregations was warranted. On Sunday, January 2, 2011, the first joint worship service was held in the sanctuary of First Christian Church on Tyler Avenue.
Since that first joint service, excitement anticipation and love grew in the hearts of every member. The thirst to be together as one large family of Christians grew rapidly and by June, joint worship services were moved from once a month to twice a month.
Both congregations voted overwhelmingly in favor to join and come together under the new name of Unity Christian Church.
In November 2011, both congregations worshipped together at the Carter Street location of Radford Christian Church to make way for renovations to begin at the Tyler Street location. In early January 2012, both congregations transformed from two to one large new family.
God has enriched our lives and blessed us to witness and participate in the most exciting event in the history of over 200 combined years of two of Radford’s longest standing congregations.