History of CRC
From Slavery to Bravery
The Christian family has been rightful landowners since the early 1900s, starting with their great-great-grandfather, B.C. Christian. Through many struggles, hardships, and obstacles, Mrs. Debra Christian has persevered and become a shining light for the veteran community in East Texas and a solid and honest voice for African-American women all over the world. She has overcome racial injustice and shattered the ‘glass ceiling’ for women by becoming not only a successful business director and operator but a loved and respected active member of many veteran communities.
The History of Our Land
Our director's great-great-grandfather, B.C. Christian, was the one who first bought the land. When our director's father, a veteran of Korea and Vietnam, came along, the family didn’t stay tied to the ground; they traveled the world as a military family until the father retired from service in 1974. Newly estab;ished Ft. Chrisian will be on land that's been apart of my family since 1860's!
Randall Christian Senior Grave of B.C. Christian
Upon moving back to Tyler, they found that an oil company had taken over part of the property with 1,500 wells. Seeing that a veteran's property had not been looked after while he was serving his country gave birth to CRC's mission; to look out for other veterans' interests, especially here in the States. The US Department of Labor now allows us to take in young veterans on this land, and we now have the opportunity to teach them STEM courses and provide employment opportunities.