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...followers of JESUS CHRIST.

About Us


Dennis Mullen (dennis@morrisonhill.com) has been the preaching minister at MHCC since 1988. Dennis received a B.A. from Johnson Bible College in 1987, and an M.A. in 1993. He is a native of Glenmont, Ohio, but has lived in East Tennessee since 1983.  His wife Cindy is a minister's daughter.  She grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi, Jacksonville, Florida, and Nelson, New Zealand.

  


John Pryor (john@morrisonhill.com) came to MHCC as youth minister in 1991.  John is the son of missionaries, and he grew up in Papua New Guinea.  He graduated from Johnson Bible College in 1991.  He and his wife Kim have four sons.

  


David Pryor (david@morrisonhill.com) became MHCC's discipleship minister in March of 2002.  David and his wife Sharran recently completed 25 years of Bible-translation work with Pioneer Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea.  David and Sharran have three children and six grandchildren.

  


Mark Laprise (mark@morrisonhill.com) became MHCC's Young Adult director in March of 2005.  Mark loves the Lord and desires to help Young Adults walk with Him.  Mark and his wife Kristen have three children.
 

OUR PURPOSE:  What drives us...
Helping people become fully devoted and equipped followers of Jesus Christ.

OUR OBJECTIVES:
What we aim to accomplish...

Reach...our neighbors and world with the relevant message of Jesus Christ.  Matthew 28:19-20

 Relieve...the pain of those who suffer. 
Matthew 25:35

Respond...to God's love through worship and celebration.  Psalm 145:7

Relate...to one another through ongoing small
group interaction.  Acts 2:46-47

Renew...our minds through the application of Biblical truths to daily life.  Romans 12:1-2

Release...equipped believers into ministry. 
1 Peter 4:10

Remind...our culture of God's standards for living.  Matthew 5:13-16

 

  

OUR EXPECTATIONS:
The results we look for...

Reach...Lost people find Christ through our witness.

Relieve...People who are hurting find relief and help here.

Respond...People truly honor, praise, and celebrate
God in our worship.

Relate...People build deep spiritual friendships through
our small groups.

Renew...People learn to think Biblically about life
through our teaching.

Release...People discover their ministry in the Kingdom
and their mission in the world through our training.

Remind...Our culture hears God's true standards for
living from MHCC and its members as we participate
in the life of our community.

 

OUR BELIEFS:  The truths that shape us...

...Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God who died for our sins and arose from the dead.  
1 Corinthians 15:1-8

...the Bible is the inspired word of God, "a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path."
2 Timothy 3:16, Psalm 119:105      

...every person has worth as a creation of God, but that "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."
Romans 3:23     

...forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life are available to those who trust Christ as Savior and Lord.
John 3:16  

...those accepting Christ should repent of sin, confess their faith, and be baptized into Him.
 Romans 10:9, Acts 2:38

...Jesus Christ will one day return and reign forever as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

 

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OUR HISTORY

MHCC began in 1965 as a "daughter church" of First Christian Church in Harriman, Tennessee.  Since then, MHCC has grown from about 35 members to an average attendance of 245 today. MHCC added a second morning worship service in 1989 and a third in 1997.  The extra services have allowed the church to grow in a limited facility, and to offer a choice of worship times and styles.

Past/present ministers include:  Wilbur Reid (1965-67); Tom Warner (1967-73); Danny Nunn (1973-76); Tom Hunt (1977-80); Tommy Smith (1980-83); Tim Hanze (1983-87); and Dennis Mullen (1988-present). John Pryor has been MHCC's only full-time youth minister (1991-present).  David Pryor became MHCC's discipleship minister in 2002.  Mark Laprise became MHCC's director of Young Adult ministries in 2005.

MHCC is part of a non-denominational fellowship of churches known simply as "the Christian church" or "the church of Christ," or sometimes "the Restoration Movement." Our ideal is to practice Christianity as simply as we can, after the pattern found in the New Testament.  Above, you'll find some of our beliefs and purposes. There's nothing novel or unique here - just the basic doctrines Christians have found in the New Testament through the ages.

 

Morrison Hill Christian Church
P.O. Box 59 - 1008 E. Race St.
Kingston, TN  37763
(865) 376-5205