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. Served 18 Months
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