HISTORY OF FOURSQUARE

The early 20th century evangelist, Aimee Semple McPherson, was a pioneer of women in religion.  Having experienced a profound religious conversion at age 17, Aimee began preaching across the United States and later, the world.  In 1918, she established her base in Los Angeles, California, where in 1923, the 5,300 seat Angelus Temple was dedicated and became the center of her revival, healing and benevolent ministries.  She was the first woman to own and operate a Christian radio station.  Her sermons were the first to incorporate the contemporary communications of that day into her preaching of the Gospel.   From Angelus Temple she performed an extensive social ministry, providing hot meals for more than 1.5 million people during the Great Depression.  She summarized her message into four major points known as "The Foursquare Gospel," and founded a denomination called The Foursquare Church.

HISTORY OF EAST VALLEY FOURSQUARE

East Valley Foursquare Church has been part of the Helena Valley for over 25 years.  Our current facility started out as Emanuel Covenant Fellowship in 1976.  We’ve gone through some changes over the years (our staff, facility, and name) and Pastors Jeff and Colleen Richards joined us in 1999.  In 2001, we merged with Pastor Nick Turner’s Faith Christian Center and we’ve been growing steadily ever since!  We’ve gotten so big, in fact, that we’ve outgrown our current facility.  Click here for some exciting news on what’s in our future!