History
1907 Christ Church founded by Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Squires (“Mom and Pop”) & Chris Brown
1908 New church building was completed at Second and Carson Streets.
The Rev. Harry G. Gray became first Vicar. Served 3 years
1909 Church Bell hung in the tower. First bell to ring from a church tower in Southern Nevada
1911 Railroad Strike - Church was very inactive
1913 Church had no Priest for seven years
1918 World War I - Church suffered greatly - Services were sporadic
1924 Sunday Holy Communion service re-instated by The Rev. A.H. Haubert
1926 The Rev. Boyd Parker became the new Vicar
Church organizations came back to life
1929 Former Rectory at 212 Carson Avenue became a meeting hall for the church
1937 The Rev. James Terry became the new Vicar
Presiding Bishop, The Right Rev. Henry St. George Tucker - 1ST to come to Las Vegas
1947 Christ Church became a Parish - “The Church of Christ the King”
The Rev. Reginald G. Rosson became first Rector. Served 5 years
1951 The Rev. T. Malcolm Jones became second Rector. Served 4 years.
1953 One acre of land on Maryland Parkway donated to the church by Mrs. Jessie Hunt
1954 Parish membership reached 500+
Church building downtown sold for $105,000
Parish Hall constructed to be used for church services
1955 The Rev. T. Malcolm Jones murdered
The Rev. Charles Hill became third Rector. Served 2 years
1957 The Rev. Charles Hill died of heart attack
Sunday School wing constructed
1958 The Rev. Neville Tinker became fourth Rector. Served 1 year
1960 The Rev. Tally H. Jarrett, Jr. became fifth Rector. Served 10 years
1961 New church building and chapel construction began
1962 New church dedicated by Bishop Wright
M.P. Moller Organ donated
The Chapel of the Holy Family was completed
1963 Day School opened by Mrs. Mary Echols
1967 The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Michael Ramsey preached
1969 First year of the Lobster Fair
1970 The Rev. Karl E. Spatz became sixth Rector. Served for 26 years
1972 Mortgage burned at Maryland Parkway
1977 Christ Church offered a temporary home to the reformed Jewish congregation of Ner Tamid
1979 Intermediate school began under the direction of Dr. Herbert Smith
1980 Outreach Programs started - Food Offerings, Prayer Services at State Prison
1992 South Property purchased for $800,000
1997 The Rev. B. Massey Gentry became seventh Rector. Served 9 years
2007 The Rev. Kent Belmore Jr. became eighth Rector. Currently serving
100th Anniversary celebrated
1907 - Church founded by “Mom and Pop” Squires and
Chris Brown
1908 - Church building completed at Second
and Carson Streets
1909 - Church Bell hung in tower.
First bell to ring from a church
tower in Southern Nevada
1954 - Parish Hall constructed, used for church services
until dedication of new church in 1962
1957 - Sunday School Wing constructed
1962 - M.P. Moller Organ donated.
The Chapel of the Holy Family completed.
1992 - South Property purchased for $800,000
