Text Box: History In 1941, a young man left the church where he was saved, left the city in which he was residing, took his wife, and started a work.  That young man was Armster Barnes and his wife Gladys Barnes.  Elder Armster Barnes gave up his job to become full time pastor of the church.  He trusted that God would make the way.  Together, Elder and Sister Barnes prayed, sacrificed, and did without to build the heritage that we have today.      On July 6, 1941, he founded or established a church in Sis. Ida William’s basement of her home on the corner of 22nd Street and Halford in Anderson, Indiana.  The Lord blessed and three more were added to the church.  The membership was about five.  In 1942, a house was purchased at 1412 Madison Avenue.  The front of the house was renovated for a church.  The back two rooms were used for Elder and Sister Barnes living quarters.  In the year 1943, the Lord began to bless and souls began to get saved.  Elder Barnes was at this church on Madison Avenue until the Redevelopment Project came through and bought that building.  They had to move.  Three lots were purchased where the present edifice went under construction in the year 1965.  The brothers of the church helped in building our church.  The congregation moved into the unfinished building in August 1966 working, praying, worshiping God, and having a wonderful time in the Lord.  In 1979 three additional lots were purchased east of the church.  District Elder Hosea Barnes and his wife, Eula Barnes, came to Anderson to help his uncle (Pastor Armster Barnes) in 1979.  In September, 1982, District Elder Hosea Barnes was installed as pastor.  1 lot was purchased across the street (south) from the church in 1982 to use as an additional parking lot, which makes a total of three parking lots.  Elder and Sister Hosea Barnes carried on the dreams of the former pastor and worked to be a help to the people of God and upbuild God’s kingdom.  As of February 22, 2005, District Elder Hosea Barnes passed the mantle down to his nephew, Elder Eddie Robinson, due to District Elder Hosea Barnes’ health.  Elder Eddie Robinson and his wife, Sister Deborah Robinson, have been faithful members of Christ Temple since 1991 and have worked in several capacities.  On June 4, 2005, Elder Eddie Robinson was installed as pastor of Christ Temple and through his teaching and preaching, the Lord is adding to the church, and we are looking for greater things from the Lord.
Text Box: Christ Temple Church 1610 W. 22nd St. Anderson, IN 46016 (765)644-9281 ctcanderson@yahoo.com Text Box: Christ Temple Apostolic Church “A Place Where Lives Are Changed”