About Us
Our History
On March 8, 1959, our first worship service was held in the Masonic Temple. Fifteen people gathered in response to an ad placed in the Fort Myers News-Press which had one simple request: Anyone who was interested in starting a COOPERATIVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH in Fort Myers to call. Because of their meeting place they were given the name of “Temple Christian Church”. By January 3, 1960, the congregation had grown to 53 people when they held their service of Incorporation as the Fort Myers Chris
tian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Our congregation continued to meet in rental space until the purchase of a property located on McGregor Blvd on November 19, 1961. The church gradually began to see more growth during the next seven years. Subsequently, the church was relocated due to the city’s need to make way for the Midpoint Bridge to Cape Coral. On February 1, 1998, we dedicated our current location here on Winkler Road.
We continue to be a faithful and fruitful congregation as we continue to welcome all people and expand our outreach ministries. While most of our growth derives from lifelong Disciples of Christ from the Midwest and other areas in the US, our congregation is also composed of people from a variety of denominations because of our distinct Disciple heritage of unity and inclusivity.
If you live in the Fort Myers area or planning to move down, we believe you will discover a friendly community and a place to call home!
Quadrant Cross
The design for this cross was chosen because it represents Jesus’ commandment to His followers as expressed in Mark 13:27. (CEB). “Then He will send the angels and gather together His chosen people from the four corners of the earth, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.” You will see very few crosses of this design.
Our cross was produced and donated to our church by Cement Industries, Inc. of Fort Myers. It is constructed of reinforced pre-cast high density concrete with a permanently embedded white stain.
The cross was dedicated on November 23, 1997.