Our History
July 2004 — Journey Imperfect Faith Community is formed by Rick and Leslie Diamond. We begin by meeting at the Northwest YMCA.
September 2005— Rev. David Gentiles joins the staff as Co-Pastor.
2006- Stacie Baldwin becomes Office Manager, and Leslie Diamond is officially added to the staff as a Minister. On Christmas Eve, Journey holds its first worship service in the new Warehouse on Industrial Terrace.
December 2009— David Gentiles dies in a sudden accident. We lose a crucial part of our heart, and 2010 is a time of grieving.
2010- Bethany Paul becomes the Ministries Support Coordinator.
Summer 2011- Journey moves to Beverly Hall, part of the Rawson-Saunders School. Journey partners with The Sanctuary for special events.
2012- Vicki Hull takes over as the Ministries Support Coordinator.
2013- Journey moves into the Crestview neigborhood into a church built in 1952 by Swedish and Danish immigrants on Woodrow Avenue.
2016- Leslie Diamond left the Journey staff to work for a nonprofit in Austin after 12 years of loving service and leadership.
2017- Gayle Evers joins the staff as the Seminary Pastoral Intern.
2018- David Hackenbracht becomes the Ministry Associate, serving with the Youth Group for a year.
2020- Journey moves to completely online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Jacob Naron is brought on as a Seminary Pastoral Intern.
2021- Rick retires from his role as Senior Pastor after 17 years of love and care for this community. Gayle Evers becomes the Interim Pastor, and Jacob Naron becomes the Interim Worship Pastor.
September 2021- Jacob's role transitions into Lead Pastor and Gayle becomes the Co-Pastor.
October 2022- Stacie Baldwin, our longtime Office Administrator dies, leaving a hole in the heart of Journey.
March 2023- Rev. Gayle Evers retires from her role as Co-Pastor after serving Journey for several years with love and wisdom.
June 2024- Journey celebrates 20 years as a faith community with a big Picnic Celebration!
Now- What's next? We will see!