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Pastor William Vest
In August 1948, Pastor William Vest and a small group of 21 people desired to worship GOD.
They begin to fellowship in a tent along side of 460 East in Forest, Virginia, across from Goode Road.
A few years later, a "little white church" would be built and the church would go through many changes, as well as many pastors over the next several decades.
In April 2013, John Sines Jr, would be invited as a guest speaker and that June - he would answer the call to lead the church as the Senior Pastor.
Senior Pastor
John Sines Jr
On December 6, 2020, Douglas Allen Campbell began serving as the Associate Pastor after holding the office of Deacon for 5 consecutive years & would be ordained as Pastor on June 2, 2024.
On December 9, 2020, 30 acres of land across the street from the "little white church" was donated, allowing the church an opportunity to thrive.
John Tillman began serving as a Deacon on December 6, 2015 & after 9 years, he would be ordained as an Associate Pastor.
David Champney began serving as a Deacon on June 2, 2024.
Currently, a building expansion project is already underway to develop "East Campus" - where "The Terry & Linda Dobyns Activity Center" will stand.
GOD continues to bless that "little white church" as the ministry fulfills the great commission.
Pastor
Douglas Allen Campbell
Associate Pastor
John Tillman
Deacon
David Chaampney
The church building was vacant for a unknown period of time.
Somewhere around 1986, Pastor Wayne Gilbert would revitalize the church once again.
"When I first went to the church the building was infested
with bats.
Bat dripping were dropping from the ceiling down onto the benches.
We went to work, ripped out the ceiling, drove out the bats, replaced the ceiling, painted the outside and much more."
~ Pastor Wayne Gilbert
Pastor Wayne Gilbert
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