A Brief History of Prestoncrest

In 1966, Charles Wooldridge of the Skillman Avenue Church of Christ had a vision for a new church on Preston Road. Later that year, the Skillman church purchased land at our location here at Preston Road and Prestoncrest Lane as the site for a new congregation. In the fall of 1971, Prestoncrest Church of Christ was organized, and a steering committee was formed with two men from each congregation: Skillman, Preston Road, Waterview, Lake Highlands, and Walnut Hill.

The first worship service was held on Sunday, January 2, 1972, and continued at several temporary locations in the area while the permanent church building was being planned and built. George Bailey, the first minister of Prestoncrest, preached his first sermon for the members on Sunday, March 22, 1972. We began meeting in the building here at 6022 Prestoncrest Lane on July 15th, 1973, with a membership of 243.

In 1988, Dr. Prentice A. Meador joined Prestoncrest Church of Christ as the new pulpit minister. In 2001, Prestoncrest Church of Christ purchased the “Preston Place” office building across the street from the church building to expand our need for office and classroom space. Since 1986, Prestoncrest has grown from an average attendance of 700 to an average attendance of 1600.