Our History
The Beacon of Hope Church was established as the First Assembly of God Church of Vandalia, MO in 1973. The prior year, a small group of families began meeting at the Faith Tabernacle Church on Sunday afternoons, later they moved to the VFW Hall which is now the Modern Maturity Building.
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The Church Opens
Official church services were started on Sunday, January 7, 1973, with a week long Revival Meeting.
Over the following years, six ministers served as pastors:
- Rev. Kenneth Figard 1973 - 1980
- Rev. George Bingham 1980 - 1986
- Rev. Rick Krietemeyers 1986 - 1988
- Rev. Bill Hollis 1988 - 2005
- Rev. Dean Frey 2006 - 2017
- Rev. Nathan Geesey 2017 - Present
The Church moved into a Small House
Expansion of the Building
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The roof and siding was removed.
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A new roof and walls were added.
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Parts of the original house was retained within the new structure.
Transformation Complete
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Pews were donated in 1983 by a church in Wright City that had been hit by a tornado.
Vacation Bible School
Each year the church provided a week long VBS for the Vandalia community.
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Many of current adults of Vandalia attended the annual VBS when they were children.