Hunger Mountain Christian Assembly

 
Hunger Mountain Christian Assembly began in the winter of 1980 when Pastor Dard Aller, his family and two other families from the Mad River Valley who were members of Calvary Gospel Church of Berlin, sensed the Lord leading them to form a church in their own local area.  
 
With the encouragement and support of Calvary Gospel, five original families began to meet for Sunday worship in homes. After several months, the small but growing group needed to seek a larger meeting place. The Harwood Union High School Board of Directors graciously extended permission to use their facility for services.
 
The church was incorporated in the summer of 1980 as Valley Christian Assembly and met at Harwood Union High School during the next four years.
 
Many of the newcomers who became involved were from the Waterbury, Stowe, Morrisville and Hyde Park areas, along with the original Mad River Valley members.  In 1984, the church determined to purchase an eleven-acre piece of land on Route 100 in Waterbury Center and erect it's own building.  This new location was geographically central for the membership.
 
Construction was completed and the church moved in during November of 1984.  At this time, the church name was changed to Hunger Mountain Christian Assembly (the church property lies at the base of Hunger Mountain).
 
Dard Aller was the founding pastor and served from 1980 until 1987.  Mansel Wells then served as pastor until February 1989.  
 
In July 1989, Pastor Tony Longe became Hunger Mountain's third and present pastor.