History of the Congregation
These 6 met through advertising in the Gospel Advocate. They met in homes until they rented a room at the YMCA. Their names were: Dan and Joyce Tiffany, Bill Tiffany, Art and Dorothy Pemberton, Willadeen Brooks and her 3 children.
While at the YMCA, Jay and Fay Hall, William and Mary Fields and Troy Williams were added to the church.
After we rented space on Oakdale Road we had people who came to be members: Larry (the first full time preacher) and Dorothy Roberts, Marcia Kelly, Robert and Gloria Ford and family, Dayle and Jean Love, Charles and Maryl Buchanan and family, and James and Margaret Crispell and family.
We held gospel meetings in the summer time every year. The preachers who came and held the meetings were very moving, made us want to work hard to spread the gospel. We needed a building to worship in and trusted God to provide. We asked people and churches to help us with the money for our building. It was because we had faith in God that He would bless us for the cause of Christ. The rest is history.
This brief history was contributed by Fay Hall