History of our church
A short history of our church
If you are interested in the history of our church than keep reading.
Orginally Rhein Valley Cell Church Ministries was founded as a pure military support church under the name Rhein Valley Baptist Church. We now exist for over 40 years in the wider Frankfurt region and today minister to an international congregation.
November 1st, 1964 | Founded as RheinValley Baptist Mission | associated with ImmanuelBaptistChurch in Wiesbaden Meeting place: Kirchgasse 8 in Mörfelden |
January 12th, 1965 | Pastor Jerry Howard called as interim pastor | |
April 18th, 1965 | Rhein Valley Baptist Missionbecame RheinValleyBaptistChurch (RVBC) |
Easter Sunday |
December 13th, 1966 | RheinValleyBaptistChurch moves to Walldorf, corner of Ludwigstrasse and Kelsterbacher Strasse | |
June 1967 | Marvin C. Taylor starts as 1st full time pastor | |
August 1970 | Kenneth D. Emerson called as new pastor | |
November 1973 | James Watkins arrives as new pastor | (only to April 1974 due to stateside problems) |
April/Mai 1974 | David H. Hartmann becomes new pastor | (early return to the US due to personal matters) |
November 1975 | Pastor Jim Hallcom | Southern Baptist minister who taught at the WiesbadenHigh School |
1979 | Pastor John Krake | |
August 1983 | Neal Schooley arrives as new pastor | |
Beginning 1985 | The interior of the building in Walldorf is completely renovated | |
April 1985 | Celebration of the completion of the work and the 20th anniversary | |
May 1987 | Departure of Pastor Schooley | The church went through a difficult period of 14 months without a pastor |
July 1988 | Pastor Horace "Race" Lariscy arrives | |
November 1994 | Celebration of 30 years mission work in Germany proclaiming HIS word | |
December 1996 | After 30 years in the same building in Walldorf we move to Braunshardt | Due to the drawndown of the American Forces a lot of members returned to the US |
December 24th, 1996 | Our first worship service in Braunshardt Evangelisches Gemeindezentrum |
Christmas eve |
May 31st, 1999 | Pastor Race Lariscy resigns and moves to the USA | Wrens, Georgia |
June 10th, 1999 | Ray and Helen Reynolds arrive | They serve as interims pastor until July 23rd, 1999 |
January2000 | Pastor Charles & Debby Morris stay with us for a week | Pastor Charles accepts to become our Pastor |
May 2000 | Pastor Charles Morris and his wife Debby arrive in Germany | |
December 2004 | We find a new place for our worship center in Weiterstadt | Extensive interior remodelling work starts |
April 2005 | Our first worship service in the new location | |
September 2007 | We have to leave the building in Weiterstadt | The new owner wants to tear down the builing. |
Oktober - February 2008 | We have our worship services in the CZD, Darmstadt | |
January 2008 | We find a new building in Mörfelden | Only limited work needed to adjust to our needs. |
February 2008 | First worship service in the new "House of Praise" | |