How it all started...
The Foursquare Gospel message was proclaimed by our founder, Aimee Semple McPherson for about fourteen years before suddenly the inspiration came during a revival campaign in Oakland, California in July of 1922, she grasped the term ‘foursquare’ to describe the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is our ‘Savior,’ ‘Healer,’ ‘Baptizer,’ and ‘King’ Who is soon coming for His Church. Thus, The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel became a reality. The headquarters is located in Los Angeles, California.
Our Story:
The King's Harvest Foursquare Church
The King’s Harvest was planted in July of 1988 by Pastor Dennis Leek. He received Christian Workers Papers through Berean Bible College in 1987; received District License from Great Lakes District in 1988; received International Foursquare licensing in 1991; and was ordained by I.C.F.G in 1993.
TKH was birthed in prayer and began holding services at a rented local motel auditorium on July 7, 1988. The fellowship began with eleven people and has shown steady growth since that time.
On September 6, 1988, the land and building located at 1801 Harding Avenue in Terre Haute, Indiana was purchased and after repairs were made services were moved to this location with the first service being September 18, 1988. On Palm Sunday, 1998, the first service was held in the new sanctuary that was added to the building at the same location. The new additions would seat approximately 230.
In the year 2000, seven lots were purchased between Harding Avenue and First Street for a new parking lot and new sanctuary.
On December 19, 2001 TKH purchased property at 1701 Harding (the old Army Surplus store) and began the work on The King’s Kid’s Day Care center.
TKH was birthed in prayer and began holding services at a rented local motel auditorium on July 7, 1988. The fellowship began with eleven people and has shown steady growth since that time.
On September 6, 1988, the land and building located at 1801 Harding Avenue in Terre Haute, Indiana was purchased and after repairs were made services were moved to this location with the first service being September 18, 1988. On Palm Sunday, 1998, the first service was held in the new sanctuary that was added to the building at the same location. The new additions would seat approximately 230.
In the year 2000, seven lots were purchased between Harding Avenue and First Street for a new parking lot and new sanctuary.
On December 19, 2001 TKH purchased property at 1701 Harding (the old Army Surplus store) and began the work on The King’s Kid’s Day Care center.
Our Founding Timeline
- Nov. 1910 — Our founder, Aimee Semple McPherson, returns from a mission in China as a 20-year-old widow and single mother.
- Oct. 1918 — Aimee starts cross-country evangelism, traveling by car.
- Dec. 1918 — Aimee establishes Los Angeles as her home base.
- Aug. 1921 — Aimee’s prayers to God lead to many miraculous healings, verified by an American Medical Association report.
- Jan. 1923 — First Foursquare church, Angelus Temple, opens its doors in Los Angeles, and soon hosts services in five languages.
- Feb. 1923 — First Foursquare Bible institute (known today as Life Pacific University) opens to train men and women alike and send them out as ministers.
- Oct. 1923 — The first Foursquare church plant kickstarts in Long Beach, Calif.
- Feb. 1924 — Aimee becomes the first woman to own a major radio station and uses it to preach the gospel.
- Feb. 1924 — The first Foursquare missionaries are sent to India to reach people who’ve never before heard about Jesus.
- Dec. 1927 — After Foursquare established 100 churches, steps are taken to incorporate what would become the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (ICFG).
- Aug. 1928 — Angelus Temple commissary opens, which would feed and clothe more than 1.5 million people during the Great Depression.
- Fast Forward to Today – ICFG, known casually as Foursquare, has over 8.8 million members in over 100,000 churches across more than 150 nations.
