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History of Walnut Hill Community Church

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  • When it all began.....

    When it all began.....
    Walnut Hill began with small group meetings in the summer at Black Rock Congregational Chuch in Fairfield.

  • Re-located.

    Re-located.
    Walnut Hill (called Grace Community Church at the time) moved from Black Rock (mother to Walnut hill) and held 1st service in the Ramada Inn of Danbury.

  • No real location for church.

    No real location for church.
    The church lived out of a suitcase utilizing facilities of local schools. 1982-1988

  • Purchased property!

    Purchased property!
    Purchased property on Walnut Hill road in bethel.

  • Changed name! WALNUT HILL!

    Changed name! WALNUT HILL!
    In anticipation of our move to Walnut Hill Road in Bethel, the name was changed to Walnut Hill Community Church.

  • Got 1st paster

    Got 1st paster
    The first pastor was called at Grace CC.

  • FIRST SERVICE! @ Walnut Hill road.

    FIRST SERVICE! @ Walnut Hill road.
    The first service was held in original 24,000 sq. ft. multipurpose building. (This is now where the children's ministry is located).

  • Added an addition.

    Added an addition.
    Spring of '03 they began utilizing new building (37,000 sq. ft.) that was added on. This building includes the Fellowship Mall, Guest Room, 24-7 Prayer Room, Worship Center, and Youth center. The original building is where the Children's Center is located.

  • Began occupying newest parts of campus

    Began occupying newest parts of campus
    Made an expanded Worship Center, a Discipleship Wing with seven meeting spaces, a new Nursery Center, a Children's Theatre that seats 200 kids, a second-level Loft designed specifically for 5th & 6th graders, two new rooms for Special Forces (ministry to children with special needs), & a second-floor office for approximately 40 full- and part-time staff members.

  • FINAL phase of FINAL expasion

    FINAL phase of FINAL expasion
    Opened the Windows Cafe - a place where peopl at church can grow in their relationships over a cup of specialty coffee and refreshments.

  • PLANNING THE NEXT PHASE

    PLANNING THE NEXT PHASE
    2010 - THE NEXT PHASERecognizing that God appears to be up to something special in this area -- and knowing they cannot expand further on this site -- key leaders are took the better part of 2010 to research and develop plans for a second Walnut Hill campus somewhere approximately 20-25 miles east of our Bethel site.

  • WATERBURY CHURCH OPENED!

    WATERBURY CHURCH OPENED!
    Opened the new Waterbury church! Craig Mowrey is the paster there on sundays at 10:30.