Almost Heaven...

Back in the early 60s, the church formerly known as Kingwood Assembly of God Church, a group of people got together for Tent Meetings and decided to start and Assemblies of God on the mountains of Kingwood West [by God] Virginia.

The new fellowship started meeting in a little Tavern called the Evening Star adjacent to the property where they now stand. Sometime around 1964 with a borrowed mule and an old coal mining cart, with their bare hands, they dug a foundation out of the rock on the side of the mountain. Then began laying block, finished it out and finally capped it off with a tin roof.

The new building was what is known in this area as a shotgun Church. The first Pastor was: Ron Wahlrobe with 64 people in attendance. Through the years there have been many pastors with good years and lean years but for approximately 60 years they have served the community of Kingwood.

Now known as Mountainside Community Fellowship, our little church has become the birthplace of other Ministries in the area. We are looking forward to the continued work of the Kingdom here on this mountain.