HISTORY:

The Grant Evangelical Gree Church had it’s beginning on a Sunday afternoon the month of June 1985, when Collin and Jeanne Malmkar and Tim Malmkar met with Pastor David Johnson, of the North Platte Bethel E-Free. Two weeks later a meeting was held with Pastor Johnson and then District Superintendant Charles Crabtree, along with about fifteen others. Collin & Jeannie Malmkar, Lloyd & Sharon Jantzen, Jerry & Carolyn Harms, Noel & Kareln Bullock, Steve & Chris Jaques, Bill & JoAnn Beckler, Dean & Dorthy Hach, Jack & Betty Friderick. Together it was discukssed what the Evangelical Free Church is and what it’s doctrinal statement is. It was then decided by Superintendant Crabtree and other Evangelical Free Church officials to have an information meeting at the Grant Legion Hall, which was attended by forty to fifty people.

The first worship service which was held the morning of March 2, 1986 in the former local theater in Grant. It was led by Daryl Jantzen.The midwest District Superintendant then contacted several ministries of the district and a different pastor filled the pulpet each Sunday morning thereafter.