OUR CHURCH HISTORY

      The Quartz Hill Foursquare Church had its first meeting in the Quartz Hill Grange Hall on 50th Street West on the third Sunday of March 1954. In attendance were three people: Rev. and Mrs. Fred Klingenmeier, and their son, Fred Jr. The Klingenmeiers were diligent in their ministry and received permission to purchase property on September 26, 1954. In their first year, there were 211 converts and an average attendance of 24. The largest attendance was in March 1956 with 66 people.
      Pastor Klingenmeier resigned April 1956 and Rev. and Mrs. Don Taylor came to be the pastors. They had 4 children, Bruce and Charlene-17 years old twins, Kenneth Paul-7, and Timothy-5. The church voted unanimously to purchase the Country Church of the Valley located at 4058 West Avenue L rather than to try to build a new facility. A new partition was built to help divide the six Sunday school classrooms. The attendance was between 40 and 50. Eva Wooley was the Sunday School Superintendent. The Crusaders and Bereans, as well as prayer meetings, were a part of the full schedule of the church.
      The next pastors were W.R. and Janice McLaren. They obtained an official church charter on August 30, 1960. The church received some equipment from the Littlerock Foursquare Church in February 1961, such as a Baldwin Organ, tables, 21 chairs, a speaker unit, and a communion set. There were 21 charter members: Rev. W.R. & Janice McLaren, B.M. and Margaret Gipson & B.M. Jr., Bruce and Charlene McLaren, Ray Jr. and Joanne Hull, Martha Anderson, Floriene Morgan, Jack and Opal Sessions, Robert and Helen Wmchester, Rayrnond and Joann & Clara Willis, Mrs. Daisy Barnes, and Alfred and Geraldine Stuart.
      The church was pastored next by Ray E. Hull in 1962, followed by Glen Perry and then Robert Harrison in 1964. A church mortgage was paid off on April 23, 1964. The church received an award that year for excellence in Sunday school. More classrooms were added in 1966 and the church received another award, this time for their missionary offerings from their children's ministry.
      Fred Cattrell came to be pastor on April 8, 1968. Willard and Vivian Parrish began as pastors in 1970. During this time the church experienced a real revival and the attendance increased quite dramatically.
In 1974 and 1975, Mirl and Nelda Searles pastored the church. They were followed by Henry and Edna Schmidt, who later went on to be camp directors at Camp Cedar Crest and Old Oak Ranch.
      Mark and Donna Fitzlaff then became the pastors on August 30, 1977. The Fitzlaffs were instrumental in purchasing the property where the old church offices were located. A property loan was paid off during their ministry. They pastored for 5 years.
      Next came Dan and Connie Stewart in November 1982. The ministry of the Quartz Hill Foursquare Church flourished under their leadership. The church was able to purchase 2 small houses and a fourplex apartment building. They also led the church in the building of a fellowship hall which would later serve as the church sanctuary. Under the Stewart's leadership, the church grew from under 50 people to more than 300. In the 15 years here, many new ministries were started, among those was the Noah's Ark Preschool. In 1997, they sensed a call to pursue new opportunities to minister, both at L.I.F.E. Bible College and with our denomination as Coordinator of the L.E.A.D. Program (a learning enrichment program for pastors).
      On May 30, 1997 Pastor Sean and Kay Appleton began to serve as our current pastors. In February 1998, the church sold its property on Avenue L, and began the process of building a new facility here on 60th Street West. God blessed the faith and hard work of the people, and on Easter 2000, the church met in the new facility for the first time! The building was dedicated on May 19, 2000.
      We, as a church, are so thankful to God for His kindness and grace in all the things He is doing through this church. Last year, over 1000 people accepted Christ through the 36 ministries of our church.
      Praise the Lord! We thank God for our past and are excited about what God wants to do in the future!