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Our HistoryHallandale Beach Church of Christ began as an established congregation of the Churches of Christ in 1945.Members from the Miami area moved to Hollywood and purchased property in the Carver Ranches community to construct a church building. The first meetings were held under a tent. The leading families were Brother Jesse Gamble and his family, Brother David Mitchell and his family, Brother Cenee Jones and his family. Brother Gamble was the lead teacher. They began worshipping from house to house. Different speakers from the Miami area and other neighboring cities would come and speak on the Lord’s Day. Otherwise, Brother Robert Burnett, (Brother Gamble’s grandson), would do a lot of the preaching and song leading.
In the latter part of 1945, Brother Munyon who was a well-to-do Christian man, bought some property in Hallandale, where the church building sits until today. He had the building constructed in 1946.
Later on in 1946, Brother Croomes who came from Miami became the first full time minister of the new congregation. After him George Reed became the minister and under his leadership the congregation grew to 30 or 40 members.Brother Reed left to return home to California in 1953.After his departure, Brother H. H. Wilson was named the minister. Brother Wilson traveled from West Palm Beach to preach and teach for the congregation. Brother Wilson left a legacy of teaching and preparing the youth. His teaching impacted many of the young men who grew up under him during his tenure, including Brother Bernard Smith (who would later become a minister of the congregation). Brother Wilson served until he became ill in the late 1960’s. He passed away in 1970.
During Brother Wilson’s period of sickness, Brother Lloyd Hadley preached for the congregation until Brother B. G. Winston from Texas was chosen to be the full time minister. After Brother Winston left, Brother Thomas Sparks became the minister. During Brother Sparks’ tenure Hallandale had one of the largest youth groups in the South Florida area.
Following Brother Sparks, the congregation looked within and chose Brother Jesse Tolliver, III to be the minister. Under Brother Tolliver’s leadership the congregation grew and developed a zoning program and a thriving bus ministry. Brother Tolliver left in 1981 to lead another work.
The congregation again looked within and chose Brother Bernard Smith to be the minister of the congregation in December 1981. Brother Smith was a dedicated, God-fearing, humble, sincere, Christian preacher. Under his leadership the congregation focused on its youth and its elderly. He was loyal and dedicated until he passed away in June 2002.During Brother Smith’s tenure, the congregation established a Youth Ministry, a Singles Ministry and a program to annually recognize and encourage the Senior Citizens of the congregation. After Brother Smith’s passing, the congregation again looked within and chose Brother Corey L. Glover as the Minister and Brother Aldanzo L. Pratt as the Assistant Minister. God has continued to bless this work and the building project. Today the congregation has nearly 250 members and 18 ministries and working committees.Many transactions took place over the years that have allowed the Hallandale Beach congregation to reach a point where it was able to build a new edifice more than three times the size of the original building.Our focus continues to be on facilitating the Lord’s work in the community of Hallandale Beach.
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Under Brother Glover’s leadership, the Hallandale congregation completed the erection of its current edifice to the glory of God.He is active in-house and the community. He established Phileo Outreach Ministries as a community outreach with a focus on youth and education as well as physical needs in an effort to save souls and be a beacon of light in the community.
Brother Glover has preached and conducted seminars and workshops at Youth Conferences, Singles Seminars, as well as local, state and national lectureships. He was also privileged to speak in Jamaica, W.I. and Caparra Heights, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Dominica, West Indies.Brother Glover continues to preach gospel meetings and revivals; conduct financial seminars and budgeting classes for the church and the community; and perform pre-marital counseling. He is also currently serving as the Director of the Florida Statewide Youth for Christ Conference and the coordinator of the South Florida Church Growth Conference.
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SAME GREAT LOCATION We are located at: 305 North Dixie Highway * Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
We are EAST of I-95 off the Pembroke Road exit.If you are traveling NORTH on I-95 exit at Pembroke road and make a right onto Pembroke Road. Take Pembroke road until Dixie Highway (just before the railroad tracks). At Dixie Highway make a right and the church building is at the light on 3rd (less than half a mile).
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