Capleville Church of Christ/Easthaven Church of Christ

Marshall Keeble, whose gospel meetings helped build this congregation, was born in Rutherford County in 1878, began preaching in 1897 and left secular work to preach full time in 1914. He helped start congregations across the South and is estimated to have baptized more than 40,000 people. In 1942 he helped found the Nashville Christian Institute and served as its first president; his first overseas trip, in 1960, took him to Israel and Nigeria. He preached his last sermon on April 17, 1968, and died three days later at 89.

What the plaque says

Capleville Church of Christ/Easthaven Church of Christ The Capleville Church of Christ was founded in 1870 at the Macedonia School. Between 1908 and 1915, Brothers Jeremiah Keys Sr., Jeremiah Keys Jr., and Marshall Keeble held a series of gospel meetings winning many converts and enlarging the congregation. Keeble was a well-known Church of Christ evangelist known for bridging the racial divide as he helped to establish or expand African American Churches of Christ across the South. In Memphis, Keeble was particularly active and assisted many churches. By 1972, due to the expansion of Shelby Drive to a four-land thoroughfare, the church relocated to its current location in the Easthaven Community, becoming Easthaven Church of Christ.

Where it stands

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