Late in 1957, believers from Newton approached the Committee on Evangelism of the Southern District MB Conference with the request to begin a church. After investigating, the committee called Lynford Becker to begin this work. On May 4, 1958 those interested held the first formal service in the Newton City Auditorium with thirty-eight in attendance. On May 18 the group opened charter membership which closed August 20 with thirty-seven members. In September the congregation began construction of an educational wing in the new Koerner Heights Addition which was to serve as a temporary sanctuary. This building was dedicated May 3, 1959.

Within two years average attendance had risen to 120, so the congregation expanded the educational wing to increase educational and worship space. The church continued to grow rapidly and in September 1971 the congregation began the construction of a sanctuary building seating 300 with nursery rooms, offices, a library, a youth room, classrooms, a kitchen and fellowship hall, and a full basement. Dedication was held June 4, 1972. In 1979 the church purchased a nearby building to serve as a ministry center (office). For a number of years the church conducted two worship services each Sunday with about 360 regularly attending one service or the other and 85 to 90 percent participating in Sunday School. The church became the mother church of the Hesston church in 1978 and the Halstead Church in 1989. Average attendance reached 512 in 1988.

The decade of the 90's was a period of declining attendance and participation, ending in 1997 with a group forming a new church not affiliated with the conference.

Today, the congregation is revitalized and once again growing and serving in new ways. Local mothers are offered a free morning out twice each month, an active senior citizen's group meets, and attendance is increasing in Sunday School and worship gatherings.

Pastors who have served the church are Lynford J. Becker 1957-64, David D. Block 1964-69, Joe Walter (interim) 1969-70, Larry Martens 1970-78, Kerwin Thiessen 1979-86, Randall Tschetter 1987-88, Gary Hardaway (interim) 1988-89, Loyal Martin, 1989-97, Dave Plett (interim) 1997-98 and Mark Isaac 1998-present. Several associate pastors have also served over the years.
We rejoice that God is working all things in our history for His good!