Sunday school classes integral part of church

One week after the organization of the First Christian Church, Columbus, in 1871, a Sunday School was established. There is little history of the Sunday School Classes prior to the 1919 fire. There are references to the men’s class in some historical writings including a mention of Floyd Hawkins being an active member of the class in an interview with his daughter, Edith Hawkins Goade. Edith was…