The Monette Church of Christ has been in existence, off and on, since the early 1890s. The first building was a small frame structure painted white except for the front, which, for some unknown reason, was painted blue; therefore it was referred to as the Little Blue Front Church of Christ. It stood on some ground which is now the oldest section of the Monette City Cemetery.

In the early 1900s the group began to make plans for a new and larger church building inside the city limits of Monette. The structure was completed in 1911 and was known as the First Christian Church.  [photo]  Later, when a heated debate arose about instrumental music, a small group withdrew and began meeting in a lodge building. After a few years, both groups simply died out.

In August of 1939, a group of Christians who had been meeting in homes for several years began searching for a permanent meeting place. The Christian Church building, which was not being used and was in great need of extensive repairs, was rented for $5.00 per month, and became the new home of the Monette Church of Christ. God blessed their efforts, and in 1945, the current property on Drew Avenue was purchased, and a small meeting house was built.  [photo]  The first building had an auditorium, baptistery, and two small classrooms on each side. Other classrooms were added a few years later. The only "air conditioner" was a window fan, and heat was supplied by two large circulator gas stoves in the front of the building.

This facility served the purposes for this church until the early 1960s when it was remodeled. In 1965, the Poplar Ridge Church of Christ (just west of town) decided to unite with the Monette Church of Christ in the newly remodeled building.  [photo]  The church family continued to grow and prosper. On October 13, 1975, the current auditorium was begun. The present facility was dedicated on April 18, 1976. [photo of current building]