Valley View Christian Fellowship
Deutsche Christliche Kirche

We are a multicultural church serving under the jurisdiction of the German District - Assemblies of God. Though we are primarily known as a German-American church serving the Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia region, we welcome all who come to attend our services. We pray that the power of the Holy Spirit will move mightily and meet your physical and spiritual needs as you worship in our midst.

Each Sunday a German language service is held at 9:30 AM and an English service at 11:00 AM [except on the last Sunday of each month, where a combined German-English service is held at 10:30 AM.] Other dates where the combined service replaces the regular services are on Holidays and Special Days - see "Services/Gottesdienst" for a listing.

Immigrants that spoke German and resided in the greater Tacoma-Puyallup areas met throughout these communities to share their common language as they did business, dined and fellowshipped together. Some of them, immigrants from Germany and Russia who had come over from Germany 1945-68, formed worship groups and churches - including the original body of believers that would be considered the founders of what is now known as Valley View Christian Fellowship.

Under the leadership of the late Pastor Werner Gunia, the property where the church now stands was purchased and the first phase of the building program was started in 1975-76 at its current site . The sanctuary was completed during the winter months of 1976 and dedicated in March 1977. Dignitaries from the local German speaking community, including the German Consul, were present at the dedication service as a new milestone in the lives of these refugee-pioneers was realized.

In 1979 the church began to offer bilingual services as the church extended its arms to the local community. Pastor Juergen Ringmann, already active in ministry as part of Pastor Gunia's staff, became the church's pastor when the Gunia's returned to Bremen, Germany in 1983 and served the church and the greater Waller Road area neighborhood with over 31 years of ministry. At the beginning of 2010, Pastor Ringmann retired but will actively participate as Pastor Emeritus with the church.

In May 2010, the church welcomed Harry Fritz as their Senior Pastor. 




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