How it all started...
In 1980, a small choir led by Dick Hilleary came together to launch a church. Pastor Dick dreamed of planting a church with a simple goal – helping people connect with God by becoming more intimately acquainted with Him and His Word. The small group began meeting at a senior center in Orange, CA and the name “Word Faith Fellowship” was formed. The vision for the name came from three scriptures in the Bible.
From the beginning, WFF focused on equipping people to live successful Christian lives by becoming firmly grounded in God’s Word. In 1986, a young ministry couple named Doug & Taffy Gooch joined the staff at Word Faith Fellowship and in 2008, pastor Hilleary and the executive board of WFF passed the reigns of leadership over to Doug & Taffy. In January of the following year, Pastor Doug called the church to our first 21 day fast for the purpose of seeking God’s wisdom and favor for our very own ministry building and by December of that same year, WFF moved into our beautiful Norco campus. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!
From the beginning, WFF focused on equipping people to live successful Christian lives by becoming firmly grounded in God’s Word. In 1986, a young ministry couple named Doug & Taffy Gooch joined the staff at Word Faith Fellowship and in 2008, pastor Hilleary and the executive board of WFF passed the reigns of leadership over to Doug & Taffy. In January of the following year, Pastor Doug called the church to our first 21 day fast for the purpose of seeking God’s wisdom and favor for our very own ministry building and by December of that same year, WFF moved into our beautiful Norco campus. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!
Expanding the vision...
In early 2019, the leadership team announced the name change from Word Faith Fellowship to Cross Hill Church. Today, we are continuing to lead hurting and broken people on a journey up Cross Hill to discover a personal and powerful relationship with a merciful and loving God. We are also continuing to stay true to the vision God gave Dick Hilleary those many years ago—to equip Believers to live successful Christian lives by being firmly rooted and grounded in God’s uncompromised Word. God is doing an amazing work at Cross Hill Church and we invite you to see for yourself how exciting church can be when the focus is simple and people are free to go after God with passion!
