Randolph Church of Christ
1032 Pat Booker Road
Universal City, TX 78148-4134randolphcofc.org
Submitted by Bill Brewer, July 2010.
In 1954 a small number of Christians borrowed $5,000.00, from a loan agency pledging their homes and personal security as collateral. With this money and a labor of love, they built a small building in Schertz, Texas, and began holding services. The church grew and many new members were added to the Lord's work there.
In October 1963, after nearly ten years, the facilities needed to be enlarged. The decision was made to purchase new property in Universal city, on Pat Booker Road, 7110 mile from the main gate of Randolph Air Force Base. This property was ideally located for church growth.
Southwest Church Builders was selected to handle the construction and bond issuance. $85,000.00 in first revenue bonds were issued and placed on sale. In February 1964, construction began and the building was completed in June 1964. The congregation met in the building for the first time on June 14, 1964. The pulpit was filled by different part-time preachers until October 17, 1965, at which time Brother Jack Norman came as the full-time evangelist. In November 1966, the first elders were ordained. Brother Bill Phillips came February 1, 1967 to be the full-time evangelist.
On November 1, 1968 an additional $85,000.00 in series II bonds were issued and construction began on the auditorium we are presently worshipping in. In August 1969 the congregation moved into the new auditorium, converted the old building into classrooms. August 1, 1973 Brother Bill Phillips resigned as the minister and began working with the Herald of Truth. Brother Darrell McGlathery was hired as full-time evangelist. In August of 1976, Brother Jerry Yarbrough filled the pulpit until he moved to Marshall, Texas, in January 1979.
Brother Daryl Boothe and his wife Linda came to Randolph to work with the congregation before attending language school in Guatemala. In February 1981 they departed for Guatemala, Central America, as missionaries sponsored by Randolph Church of Christ. They returned in November of 1981 due to the health of their child and the political unrest in that country.
In May of 1980 Randolph began working on a team concept. Former Brazil missionary, Brother Kenneth Lewis, came to work at Randolph in May of 1980 (to July 1983). He worked with Brother Wayne Barnard who came in July 1980 (to August 1985), and Brother Gerald Elliott joined them in August 1980 (to July 1983).
In October 1983, Lionel Cortez and his family came to Randolph from Wichita Falls, Texas and continued the work here that he was doing in Wichita Falls, the Spanish Evangelism Endeavor (S .E.E.). He edits EI Expositor Espiritual, a quarterly magazine for the Spanish brethren all over the United States, parts of Latin America as well as areas in Europe.
Randolph Christian Academy (RCA), a ministry of Randolph Church of Christ, began in January 1984 with an enrollment of 30 students ages 3 through 5 years.
Donald Pharis moved to the area from North Little Rock and was pulpit minister in January 1984 to 1989. Allen Brown began work with the congregation in the visitation area in May 1987 until he retired in 1989.
Mike Ford was sent to Brazil for language training and a 6-month internship in 1984. Mike and Melody Ford went to Brazil for 6 months in 1987. Then in 1988 they were sent to Belo Horizonte as full time missionaries working under the oversight of the Randolph elders. They continue to 
work in Brazil at this time, but under the oversight of another congregation.
Don Prather worked as pulpit minister from February 1990 to August 1992. Buck Hale was the interim preacher for a few months. January 1, 1993, G. Max Tarbet, began work as full-time pulpit minister at Randolph. Sean Andrews, son of Pat Andrews, followed Brother Tarbet after the latter's retirement. Current ministers are Chris Schaefer and Rodney Ellison. Current elders are Doug White, Wil Earwood, Chris Schaefer and Bill Brewer.