The Tulip Church of God is located in the Richland Township of Bloomfield, Indiana. David Neidigh, who was born in 1819, deeded the land for the church and cemetery sometime before the Civil War. The first church was a log structure and was called the Friendship Church.
David Neidigh was a minister in the church and later became a Chaplain in the Union army during the Civil War. He died of the measles in a hospital in Memphis, TN, in 1863 and is buried there (an article about his death appeared in the Church Advocate). He joined the Church of God when he was a young man and entered the ministry. David and his wife, Margaret Hines Neidigh, had five daughters. His wife is buried here in Tulip Cemetery (albeit under the surname of Axe, having been remarried).
The log church (which was later used as a stable) burned the same night as the nearby Gainey Store. Peter Killinger operated a store and post office on the corner opposite the church, and in 1885 he became the first postmaster at this location.
In November of 1891, the second church, which was a frame building that had formerly been a Baptist Church, was purchased and moved about 1/4 of a mile to its present location. This church was dedicated as the Crossroads Bethel due to its location. At that time, there was another general store and two homes located on adjacent corners.
In this church, the men usually sat on the left side of the aisle, while the women sat on the right. Kerosene lamps were used in the pulpit and windows. By the early 1900s, the building was in such bad need of repair that funerals were held under trees in the Church yard rather than inside the building. It was decided in 1916 to construct a new facility, and trustees Jacob Flory, Elza Watson, and Wesley Killinger helped raise the funds, and the project was completed in 1920 in the form of our present brick building. Meanwhile, church services were held in the homes of the members.
In 1916, it was decided to deed the church property to the trustees of the Indiana Eldership of the Churches of God for one dollar. Rev. O.O. Guyer, President of Findlay College, delivered the dedicatory address, and the first minister of the new church was Rev. Levi Brugman, a Belgian immigrant. He had been a Chaplain in the Salvation Army. Since the church had been heretofore commonly referred to as the Tulip Church of God, it was recognized officially as such in 1948 by the Indiana Churches of God Conference.
In 1959, during the time of Rev. S.A. Ferguson, an addition of inside basement stairs was begun. The basement walls were finished with paneling and the tiles were put on the ceiling. Later, restrooms were installed, as well as city water. The church now had the basement available for Sunday school and social gatherings.
Several ministers have served the church, including, but not limited to, Rev. Roscoe Moore of Casey, IL, Rev. Virginia Flory (a later evangelical minister), Rev. S.A. Ferguson, Rev. Marion Noel, Rev. Jack Grey, Rev. Michael Johnson, Rev. David Kapaku, and Rev. Darrell Spicer.
The present minister is Jeff Rockey, who, with his family, moved from Fort Wayne, IN, to heed Gods call to Tulip Church in 1996. In 2002 plans were made to build a new church. Five acres of real estate were purchased from George and Martha Helms, and in 2007 we held our first service in our current building!
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