In July of 1953 the Sunday School record was broken with an attendance of 100.  During a Fall Sunday School Contest with Canton, OH, that record was broken several times reaching a high of 137 by the end of the contest.   The church from Canton had to come to Toledo and present an evening's program, the price of losing.  Several times during the next few years the churches went back and forth for pay-off services.  Soon these early contests sparked great interest throughout the district and inspired the formulation of an Annual District Fall Conference.  From them came the Fall Contest held annually in the district.

     After the first contest in the Fall of 1953, Brother Kinzie realized more room would soon be needed to house the Sunday School.   The Kinzies had moved into the six room apartment that was at the rear of the church building.  During the Contest it was necessary to use the dining room as a classroom.  The quickest way to get additional space was for the Kinzies to move out and that they did in April of 1954, buying a house located close to the present church.