Brief History of Church Property 7500 Woodrow Ave. & 1504 Aggie Lane Austin, Texas May 3, 2009

Aerial View of Property NW corner of Woodrow Avenue & Aggie Lane, Austin TX

Cornerstone

Timeline (part 1/5)

 1952 (April 17) – Plat of Crestview Section 8, developed by Austin Development Company, approved by the City of Austin  1952 (April 23) Aggie Lane sold to Evangelical Free Church of Kimbro – Two lots at 1500 and 1502  1952 – Building Permit for “masonry church building” approved, and building constructed by Ev. Free Church of Kimbro

Evangelical Free Church of Kimbro (now in Elgin)

Timeline (part 2/5)

 1953 – First meeting of Crestview Evangelical Free Church (CEFC)  1954 – Lot at 1504 Aggie Lane (parsonage site) purchased by CEFC  1955 – Parsonage constructed by CEFC  (uncertain year) – Educational Annex (west end of church building) constructed by CEFC

Crestview Evangelical Free Church (1962)

Timeline (part 3/5)

 1969 – Crestview Evangelical Free Church sold property to San Marcos Civic Association  1969-1973 School – Property served as campus for the Athena Montessori  1974 – Austin Bible Church begins meeting at site

Austin Bible Church (before 1997 modification)

Timeline (part 4/5)

 1975 (March 13) – Austin Bible Church purchased the property  c.1977-1980 operated Christian Heritage Academy at the site – Austin Bible Church  1997 (Spring) configuration – Austin Bible Church closed Woodrow entrance; reversed auditorium seating to current (2009)

Austin Bible Church (after 1997 modifications)

Timeline (part 5/5)

 2008 (May 4) – Live Oak Community Church held first Sunday meeting at the property  2008 (May 28) – Live Oak Community Church purchased property from Austin Bible Church  2008 – Live Oak Community Church changed its name to Liveoak Bible Church  2009 (May 3) – Liveoak Bible Church celebrates completion of one year of ministry at the site; Austin Bible Church continues meeting through lease agreement

Liveoak Bible Church & Austin Bible Church

Together on Woodrow!

(2009)

Acknowledgements

      Austin History Center Office of Travis County Clerk Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at Univ. of Texas at Austin Texas State Library Austin Bible Church Members of the former Crestview Evangelical Free Church

Photo Credits

     Slide 2 – Google Earth Slide 5 – Google Maps - Street View Slide 7 – Austin Times Herald, July 5, 1962, page 5 Slide 9 – http://images.citysearch.net/assets/imgdb/ profile/87/f7/10238722p1.jpg retrieved April 9, 2009 Slide 11 http://www.austinbiblechurch.com/images/ abc.jpg retrieved April 26, 2009