Our Story

History of the Work in Dominica:

The Lord through the Holy Ghost brought the work here to birth as a home bible study in March of 2007. Sis Douglas and I relocated from Germany after having served as pastors of Christ Gospel Church of Germany for four and a half years. In September of 2006, the Lord instructed us to retire from the US Military and relocate to Dominica to pioneer a missionary  work there. After a few months of settling in, the LORD miraculously opened a door for us to share His Word with two families in our home.

In April of 2007, the Lord blessed us to open a small Christian bookstore in the capital city of Roseau, and our home Bible study was then moved to that location in an adjacent room. In the ensuing months, through much prayer, fasting and simply prophesying the truth over the empty seats, we soon outgrew our small sanctuary’s capacity. However, since Dominica is a very poor country with one of the highest unemployment levels in the world, we struggled to meet our monthly expenses.

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One day during my devotional time, the Lord drew my attention to Joseph of Arimathea, who, because of his love and gratitude for Jesus Christ, felt constrained to surrender his brand-new tomb for the burial of his Savior. At the time, we lived in a two-level house, which the Lord built for us in the village of Warner located 30 minutes from the capital city Roseau. With the downstairs being incomplete, my wife and I felt constrained because of the love of the Lord to complete the downstairs and to offer it to the Lord’s people as their new sanctuary free of charge. The sanctuary was dedicated in 2010, and the Lord has since blessed to where we have now outgrown the building’s capacity, all to His glory. 

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In August of 2018, our country suffered catastrophic effects from category 5 hurricane Maria. Through the grace of God, we narrowly escaped death after the roof of our dwelling and sanctuary was severely compromised. Although our sanctuary suffered significant water damage, and our family had to be displaced from the upstairs, we were one of the few churches in Dominica able to continue conducting services the following Sunday. The Brothers and Sisters of the church were kind enough to volunteer their time on weekends to help repair our roofs. 

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The Lord has blessed us to purchase a beautiful piece of property on an adjacent lot and our church is now engaged in various fund raising activities to build a sanctuary that will accommodate God’s people. Our congregation is comprised of Dominicans, US, and other Caribbean nationals.