Southside Church of Christ

2101 Hemphill Street - 1959; c.1976; 2010

This congregation, initially led by Dr. I.L. Van Zandt and other elders, was established in a fast growing southern area of Fort Worth in 1892. Named Southside Church of Christ, the new congregation experienced several decades of steady growth before purchasing a church building and merging with another congregation known as the Central Church of Christ in 1916. The congregation incorporated in 1917 under the name Southside Central Church Christ and was located at College and Leuda. The congregation relocated to this site in 1959 and changed their name back to Southside Church of Christ. In the mid-1970's, an education wing and fellowship hall was constructed to the south. In 2010, the building was expanded again to the south. The church sponsors community outreach and missionary programs.