Calvary Chapel of McMinnville Historical Timeline

  • September 1, 1974 - First church services of McMinnville Christian Center were held at the Dante home (now the old church building), led by Pastor Bill Rose
  • September 4, 1974 - Legal paperwork was filed to establish McMinnville Christian Center as an official non-profit corporation
  • Fall 1974 - Sunday meetings moved to VFW Hall, and then Grange Hall
  • Early 1975 - Rented a house at 327 E 5th St. for office space and group small meetings
  • 1978 - Began holding Sunday services at the "New Junior High" (now Patton Middle school), pursued the purchase of the "Old Junior High" (now Shari's and strip mall)
  • 1979 - Bought the Dante home and 0.5 acres, moved the offices and small meetings from downtown
  • 1980 - Bought the rest of the 5 acre site, partly funded by $73,000 mortgage at 22% interest!
  • 1982 - Poured foundation for the new building
  • 1983 - Construction of the new building halted
  • 1983-1984 - Lead Pastor transition from Bill Rose to Ron Smith, beginning of Calvary Chapel affiliation
  • Late 80's - Lots of remodeling projects to maximize use of the old building
  • 1992 - Began working with architect to design a new building on the 1982 foundation
  • 1993 - First Annual Youth Group Bike Trip
  • 1995 - Name legally changed to Calvary Chapel of McMinnville
  • 1998 - Started construction of new building on 1982 foundation, bought lot on Cypress for driveway access
  • 2000 - New building dedicated
  • 2003 - KKJC-LP FM went on the air at 96.3FM
  • 2006 - Dave and Rayma Barnhart planted a church in Perm, Russia
  • 2008 - Thom and Cindy Carden planted Calvary West Valley in Sheridan, OR
  • 2013 - Started planning for second phase of new building
  • 2015 - Started construction on second phase of new building
  • 2017 - Completed construction on second phase of new building (5 new classrooms upstairs, large fellowship hall and commercial kitchen downstairs)
  • 2018 - Lead Pastor transition from Ron Smith to Brian Carlson
  • 2023 - Lead Pastor transition from Brian Carlson to Zach Lamberson

September 1, 1974

First church services of McMinnville Christian Center were held at the Dante home (now the old church building), led by Pastor Bill Rose

September 4, 1974 

Legal paperwork was filed to establish McMinnville Christian Center as an official non-profit corporation

Fall 1974

 Sunday meetings moved to VFW Hall, and then Grange Hall

Early 1975

Rented a house at 327 E 5th St. for office space and group small meetings

1978

Began holding Sunday services at the "New Junior High" (now Patton Middle school), pursued the purchase of the "Old Junior High" (now Shari's and strip mall)

1979

Bought the Dante home and 0.5 acres, moved the offices and small meetings from downtown

1980

1908

Bought the rest of the 5 acre site, partly funded by $73,000 mortgage at 22% interest!

1983

1983-1984

Late 80's