In 2007, Pastor Justin and Jenni Wiegand were called to start a church in rural Ohio, where they both grew up. Pastor Keith and Jenny Peterson followed the calling as well. They left their home in Kentucky and moved with their two sons to Ohio to help Pastor Justin and Jenni start the church. In 2007, they launched the church in Lewisburg with only a few additional families. Community of Faith has since grown to serve over a thousand people on a weekly basis.
Pastor Jeff and Elizabeth Travis joined the team in 2014 and are the pastors of the second campus in Eaton. Community of Faith is now a multi-site church, holding seven services throughout the week; continuing the mission that God laid on Pastor Justin’s heart many years ago -- to launch life-giving churches in rural communities.
In the fall of 2017, Community of Faith launched a third campus in Arcanum and Pastor Brandon Peterson took over as the pastor of that campus in 2019. Brandon started serving on the worship team at our first COF location at the age of 12. He studied theology in Dallas, Texas before returning to Ohio as the Worship Director at Community of Faith Churches. Pastor Brandon now lives in Arcanum and has a heart and passion for its people.
During the summer of 2020, Community of Faith launched a fourth campus to service the online community. Church Online has a unique opportunity to minister to, and connect with hundreds of people all over the United States. James Hardy is now the online host and is available every Sunday at 10:30a during the Church Online experience.
