![]() ![]() They moved and soon won the hearts of the people they would soon be ministering to, and Brent was ordained in 2007. Wayne shared his vision with Brent in 2007 and asked him to pray about moving on to the church property to see if the Lord would grant him favor to take over the fellowship. Desiring to become a Pastor and fulfill God’s calling on him, he thought the Lord would want them to start a work on that side of town. They began a Bible study in their home on the South side of Des Moines. Wayne and Brooke’s desire was to come alongside their son-in-law, Jon and daughter, Marillyn in ministry.īrent Fees and his wife, Tracey, had been attending HCF for a few years and was involved with the Youth Ministry and helping out as God led him. In 2006 the Lord began to stir in Pastor Wayne’s heart a desire to move on from the pastorate of HCF: to plant a work in Des Moines and turn it over to a native Des Moinian. took over the study, moved his family to Panora and continues even today ministering to the needs of this and surrounding communities through Calvary Chapel of the Raccoon River Valley. The people were in need of a pastor that could give them more personal attention. At this time the study was growing and many were coming into Des Moines on Sunday mornings. traveled to Panora every Wednesday to teach through the book of Acts. In 2000 four families approached Wayne about starting a verse by verse Bible study in Panora, IA located about 40 miles west of Des Moines. They struck up a deal and Easter 2000 was the first service in the new facility. So they contacted the owner – David Goodwin, Pastor of Christian Life Church. Wayne ’s barber told him about a little white church on the northeast side of Des Moines. gave up and just believed the Lord would provide in His time. For almost 4 years they were a church on wheels setting up and tearing down every Sunday and Wednesday, longing for a facility to call our own.Īfter a while Wayne and D.A. Within the year, they outgrew the facility and started to meet at Hillis Elementary School just down the street. In the fall of that year they started renting the Camp Fire headquarters on Hickman Road, and Heartland Christian Fellowship (HCF) was born. Weeks), and Eric Weeks began to meet in their home on Lincoln Way in Des Moines. ![]() & Debbie Haworth, Maria Romero (later to become Mrs. So in July 1995 The Goranson's (Wayne, Brooke, Marillyn, Eric), D.A. They served at CCSB in various ministries and unknown to them at the time, the Lord was preparing them for church planting. They dove head first into their new passion of getting to know their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. ![]() Brooke moved back into the house, saw that her husband had been transformed and committed her life to the service of the Lord two months later at Calvary Chapel Seal Beach. In June 1989 Wayne totally submitted his life to the Lord Jesus. In God’s grace, He began to impress upon Wayne that he was a fool because he had no fear of the Lord. Wayne began to read a Bible given to him by his brother, listen to Christian radio and go to Malibu Presbyterian Church. Life had taken him from Iowa, to Arizona, to Texas and finally California. In God’s sovereignty, Wayne ’s bride of five years, Brooke, left him. The door was opened wide for 13 more years of decadence. ![]() Ten days passed and with the persistence of his friends, Wayne dove head first back into his lifestyle with more zeal than before. Living for himself and the experience of the thrill personified his life. Growing up in the 70s in a small town, sex, drugs and rock & roll were very much a part of his life. Wayne experienced a release of guilt and a peace he had never felt before, but he was neither discipled nor encouraged to be in the Word, fellowship and prayer. This was the summer before his freshman year in college. In July of 1976, at a small FourSquare church, the Highway Chapel, in Forest City, IA, Wayne Goranson had made a profession of faith at the age of 18. ![]()
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