Hebron Christian Church

The Christian Church was officially organized by the Reverend Timothy Newcomb in 1868. The church building at 610 West Main Street was erected in 1878. Customarily, men sat on the left side and women sat on the right. The church was heated using two coal stoves in the center with long stove pipes and light was provided by kerosene lamp. The congregation remodeled the church in 1915 at a cost of approximately $7,400. Nearly 60 men invested over 2,500 hours to complete construction. The remodel was completed in less than one year. In 1929, renovations added restrooms with flush toilets. The church bell was cast by the Buckeye Bell Foundry in Cincinnati which cost $148 plus shipping. The bell was shipped up the river from Cincinnati and then by the Ohio and Erie Canal to Hebron. The final leg of the journey over land was just a few hundred yards from the Hebron Basin to the church which drew many spectators. The 400-pound bell was lifted 25 feet to the tower. Thirty-five years later in 1940, during another remodel, it was noted that there was severe swaying of the bell tower during ringing and high winds. The bell was then lowered over seven feet to it's current location. Many original furnishings from the 1878 church are still located within the church walls: communion table, regulator clock, settee, pew, church bell, rocking chair, Sunday school desk. The church enjoys a generational congregation with many families still attending the church of their ancestors.

Image 1: The original church building approximately 1910.

Image 2: A contemporary photograph of the church.