Amity Christian Church has a unique and storied history. Most notably, it was the first Restoration Movement Church founded west of the Rockies in 1846 (displayed in sign above). Amos and Jane Harvey are credited with starting the Amity congregation with thirteen charter members. Amos stated of the church, "We met, as the disciples anciently did, upon the first day of the week, to break the loaf, to implore the assistance of the Heavenly Father, and to encourage each other in the heavenly way." 

After first meeting in homes, the small congregation met in a log school house beginning in 1849. In 1892 the church moved to a location by what is now Highway 99W. At that time, it was by the wagon trail going south through Bethel and Monmouth. We have on display a bell (see above), that may have been in the building of 1892. A new building was built in 1912 (see second picture above) which unfortunately burned in 1928. That building was rebuilt in 1929 and stood until 1991 (see third picture above). The church now resides in a spacious facility in the southeast corner of Amity on Goucher Street.

​We seek to honor this history by continuing to meet together, break bread, and seek the wisdom and guidance of our heavenly father who has been faithful all these years and will continue to be throughout all generations.