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Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: University Church of Christ Records
Identifier/Call Number: 0130
Physical Description:
16 Linear Feet
(27 Hollinger boxes, 2 cartons, four 8" X 12" X 4" cassette boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1973-2010
Abstract: The University Church of Christ (also known as Malibu Church of Christ) began in late February, 1970 in Malibu, California.
The congregation has ranged in size from a handful of members to more than 500. The bulk of the collection is made up of bulletins,
directories, financial records, correspondence, sermon audio recordings, and meeting minutes ranging in date from 1973 to
2010. Other supplementary documents include the beliefs of the church, mission efforts, building plans, and ministerial positions
in the church.
Language of Material:
English
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Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
[Box/folder# or item name], University Church of Christ Records, Collection no. 0130, Special Collections and University Archives,
University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives by Dr. David Baird on July 11, 2014.
The University Church of Christ began in late February, 1970. Initially, five to six families gathered for worship service
in the basement of the Los Angeles County Court House on Civic Center Way in Malibu. The group wished to establish a presence
in Malibu prior to the construction of Pepperdine's new campus. In 1971, the church moved to the first floor court chambers
and converted the basement into classrooms. Founding members include the families of Bill Banowsky, Bill Brown, Ansel Buchanan,
Bob Gilliam, Walter Glass, Grover Goyne, Dude Higgins, Jerry Hudson, Norman Hughes, John Nicks, Ken Perrin, Edward Rockey,
Jere Yates, and M. Norvel Young.
In the fall of 1972, the church moved to the new Pepperdine University Malibu campus where they held Sunday services in the
recently completed Elkins Auditorium at Seaver College. The following fall, Stauffer Chapel was completed and to this day,
the church meets between the two locations.During the Covid pandemic, the church met first on Zoom, then outdoors in the amphitheater
on the Malibu campus.
For the first 15 years of the church's history, several members shared preaching duties including Ed Rockey (1970-1974), Tony
Ash (1972-1975), Robert Douglas (1975-1978), Jerry Rushford, Michael Gose (1978-1981), Don Crawford (1981-1982), David Davenport
(1982-1985), Carroll Osburn (1983-1984), and Jon Free (1984-1985). In 1985, the congregation appointed its first full-time
preaching minister, Dan Anders, who filled that role until 1998. Ken Durham succeeded Anders and served until 2011. In subsequent
years, preaching ministers were Rich Little, Al Sturgeon, and Eric Wilson.
Since its organization, the church has ranged in size from a handful of members to more than 500. The church has been referred
to as Malibu Church of Christ and University Church of Christ but today is officially referred to as University Church of
Christ.
Series 1: Subject Files contains church bulletins, directories, financial records, correspondence, and meeting minutes for
various committees ranging in date from 1973 to 2010. Other supplementary documents include the beliefs of the church, mission
efforts, building plans, job records, and ministerial positions in the church. Series 2: Sermons contains audio cassette recordings
of sermons given by various individuals from 1973 to 2005. Sub-series 1 contains sermons given by Ken Durham from 1999 to
2005. Sub-series 2 contains sermons given by Dan Anders, Lynn Anderson, Mike Armour, Andy Benton, Chris Bullard, Glenn Boyd,
Randy Chestnutt, Chap Clark, Greg Daum, Ken Dye, John Ellas, Doug Fields, Carl Flynn, Terry Giboney, Susan Giboney, Randy
Gill, Ron Highfield, Oliver Howard, Richard Hughes, Howard Jones, John Jones, Furman Kearley, Scott Lambert, Hung Le, Reuel
Lemmons, Marcia Lewis, Stuart Love, Bill MacPhee, Abraham Malherbe, Tim Matheny, Martin Marty, Mike Myers, Cindy Novak, Tom
Olbricht, Mike Casey, Helen Young, Debbie Brown, Dwayne Simmons, Frank Pack, Jamie and Ron Phillips, Kanet Thomas, Jere Yates,
Milt Shatzer, Rubel Shelly, Ron Smith, Dan Spader, Tim Spivey, Stephen Stewart, William Stivers, James Thompson, Darryl Tippens,
Linda Truschke, Rich Van Pelt, Travis Weber, Matt Dildine, Lydia Wilburn, John Wilson from 1973 to 2005.
The collection is organized alphabetically by folder title.
Jerry Rushford Papers, Collection no. 0137, Churches of Christ Heritage Collection, Special Collections and University Archives,
University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Charles Danny (Dan)Anders Papers, Collection no. 0196, Churches of Christ Heritage Collection, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Scott D. Lambert Papers, Collection no. 0200, Churches of Christ Heritage Collection, Special Collections and University Archives,
University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
The collection was arranged and described by Melanie Greer under the supervision of Katie Richardson in March, 2015. Updated
by Lucy Perrin, February 2023.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Newsletters
Bylaws (administrative records)
Articles
Photographs
Malibu (Calif.) -- History
Correspondence
Minutes
Restoration movement (Christianity) -- History
Churches of Christ -- History
Financial records