1946 – 2026 Watching Steinbach Grow: STEINBACH’S CHURCHES; A CENTENNIAL SERIES – Church of God in Christ Steinbach

MARCH 13, 1974—The Church of God in Christ was Steinbach’s second church. It is also sometimes known as the Holderman church, after its founder, John Holderman.

The church came about as a result of a series of meetings conducted by Holderman in the fall of 1881 and the renewal which followed. Records state that one-third of the Kleine gemeinde members were involved in the formation of this new group.

The village schoolhouse, in which the EMC was worshipping, became the home of the new group, meeting on alternate Sundays.

The first church building of the Church of God in Christ was built in 1911 and was situated on Main Street North.

The present building on Townline Road is of fairly recent origin, having been constructed in 1960 and enlarged in 1973.

The new building on Townline Road seats some 425. Present membership of the church is 170.