Our Church History
Sept. 10, 1917 – June 29, 2010
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In 1957, five people gathered together in a home Bible Study. From that came the church that we know today. Esther Mallett, Leo & Peggy Rood and Wallace & MaryAnn Wilcox were the foundation of that church. They started out as a gathering of believers in a home Bible Study. While praying Peggy Rood and Wallace Wilcox had a vision of five golden links, linked together. They were unsure of what this vision meant, so they decided to wait upon the Lord. They received a Prophetic Word that said that from those five links, God would build a church, and people would come from the North, South, East, and West to learn about the Lord and be sent to the four corners of the earth.
Believing what God had said, Pastor Mallett and the others went out and rented the Masonic Lodge in North Long Beach. The main interest of these five people was a concern for the lost and dying people of the earth, who did not know that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. They outgrew the Lodge, so in 1958 they moved again to the I.O.O.F. Hall in Bellflower to continue their work and worship of the Lord.
They looked continually for a place to build a church, and knowing that God already had a special place for them, Pastor Mallett was led to the property on Cherry Avenue in Long Beach. All the people of the church began to raise money and work together to build the church. After much work, the Church was dedicated on August 4, 1963.
The church continued to grow in numbers until they found themselves without enough room, so they began construction again in 1967 to enlarge the Sanctuary, add Sunday School rooms and offices, which were completed in 1970.
The teaching and preaching of the Gospel of the Kingdom and winning the lost to Christ has always been the heartbeat of the church. Our main desire continues to be reaching all people for Christ. Not only the people in our community, but the people in the “uttermost” parts of the world.