	Dallas Center Church of the Brethren Continuing the work of Jesus....peacefully, simply, together.

Dallas Center Church of the Brethren

Continuing the work of Jesus....peacefully, simply, together.

History of our Church

The Dallas Center Church of the Brethren has a proud heritage. The church was started in 1875 east of Dallas Center.

This is a picture of the first meeting house of our congregation. Back then we were known as the German Baptist Brethren. Most of the congregation was of Germanic background and our beliefs dictated that we baptize members when they had reached an "age of accountability" instead of as infants, thus the "baptist" part of the name.

This meeting house was used from 1875 to 1910. The Brethren Cemetery is still east of town beside this site.

On July 23, 1910 the church council voted to have all regular meetings in town at the new church. A building lot had been purchased from the Andrew Wise estate for $1000. The Wise home was moved to the southeast part of town at 805 9th St. The new church building located at 1207 Ash Ave. was ready for dedication on August 7, 1910. Elder I.N.H. Beahm of Nokesville, VA, was the dedication speaker. This Sunday was followed by two weeks of evangelistic meetings with Elder Beahm, the minister and his brother, J.C. Beahm, the song leader. Eleven converts were baptized in the new baptistery. The church cost $7000 and was debt-free in December of 1910.

The Dallas Center Church of the Brethren celebrated its Centennial in 1975. The picture above is from the cover of the Centennial booklet.
The picture below is a current picture of our church.