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| January 13, 2008 | Rev. James Fogle is called to be the long-term pastor at Christ the King. He was installed February 24, 2008. |
| August 2006 | Rev. James Fogle accepts the call to interim ministry at Christ the King. |
| June 30, 2006 | Gary Fitz resigned to pursue graduate school. |
| May 31, 2006 | Rev. Peggy Rose resigned and accepted a call in Iowa. |
| April 3, 2005 | 50th Anniversary was held. Pastor Larkin, our mission developer and 1st pastor, gave the sermon for the day. |
| March 6, 2004 | Christ the King held its first music concert with Christian Hip-Hop Artist, David Scherer. |
| June 1, 2003 | Gary Fitz began his ministry as the Director of Youth and Family Ministry. |
| August 1, 2001 | Rev. Peggy Rose began her ministry at Christ the King. |
| April 1999 | Pastor Martzolf took a medical leave of absence and retired in August 2000. |
| January 1998 | Renovation of the church offices and the creation of the King's Gathering Room. |
| March 25, 1990 | Pipe organ was dedicated. |
| May 14, 1989 | New north entrance and elevator was dedicated. |
| December 31, 1981 | Rev. Richard Martzolf was called. He began work on February 7, 1982. |
| July 31, 1981 | Pastor Root retires. |
| 1969 | The sanctuary was renovated with carpeting and pews installed. The parking lot was paved. |
| June 16, 1968 | Rev. John Root was called. He began work on September 1, 1968. |
| December 31, 1967 | Pastor Mueller resigned. |
| November 13, 1966 | Rev. August Mueller was called. He began work on February 1, 1967. |
| June 15, 1966 | Pastor Larkin resigns and accepted a call to the Ohio Synod staff. |
| May 1964 | The first "son" of the congregation, Rev. Robert Franklin, was ordained. |
| June 9, 1963 | Dedication of the educational wing. |
| November 4, 1962 | Ground breaking for the educational portion of the building. |
| January 1, 1961 | The congregation became self-supporting. |
| October 11, 1959 | The first services were held in the new building. |
| May 17,1959 | The cornerstone was laid. |
| March 8, 1959 | Ground breaking for the new building at 9300 Farmington Road. |
| July 17,1955 | Rev. Kenneth Larkin was installed. |
| April 3, 1955 | The church charter was signed. There were 146 members and 262 baptized members. |
| March 13, 1955 | The first congregational meeting was held. A church council was elected and it was approved that we became a congregation of the United Lutheran Church in America with the name, Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church. |
| November 21, 1954 | The first Sunday School session was held at 9:30 AM followed by the initial worship service of the mission church at 11:00 AM. |
| November 4, 1954 | The first organizational meeting of the mission church was held in the evening at Wilson School. |
| July 1, 1954 | Rev. Kenneth Larkin began mission development work in Livonia. |
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