In 1972, while at the University of Florida, Kip McKean was converted through a Church of Christ ministry called Campus Advance. This ministry was an outreach of the Crossroads Church of Christ in Gainesville, FL. McKean felt called to the ministry, and served in a number of Church of Christ congregations in Florida. In 1979 he received an invitation to become pastor of the Lexington Church of Christ, outside of Boston. He accepted the invitation. This small congregation of about 30 members grew to over 300 people in less than two years. McKean renamed the church the Boston Church of Christ. Later this was changed to the International Church of Christ. The ICOC officially broke from the parent Church of Christ group in 1993. Continue reading →