On July 10, 1952, Rev. O.L. Maish, District Superintendent of the Michigan District Church of the Nazarene, organized the Holt church of the Nazarene with 11 charter members. Among these 11 were Rev. and Mrs. William Kelley. After seeking the Lord’s guidance and direction the decision was made to build Holt church of the Nazarene, and Rev. Kelly was appointed as Pastor.
Property was chosen for the new church which was located at Schoolcraft and Hall roads. Plans were made to build a forty by seventy-foot church building which included a full basement. The men of the church got to work, and before winter of 1952 the church was ready to serve those in the Holt Community.
By 1976 church growth exceeded the space of the building and under the direction of Pastor Owen Underwood members prayerfully voted to look for property on which to build a larger church. In 1977 the property at 4851 Holt Road was purchased. In 1982, Rev. Paul Moore was elected pastor and under his leadership the church began a building program. Not long after the church on Schoolcraft and Hall was sold, and while phase I of the building project was underway the congregation met at the former Holt Junior High School. The church building was completed in 1984 and dedicated to the Lord on June 16, 1985. In November 1990 the church began to discuss plans for the educational unit (phase II). On June 9, 1991 they broke ground and on August 6, 1991 construction of the education unit began. On Sunday evening November 10, the first all church fellowship was held in the completed building and on January 19, 1992, under the direction of Rev. Tim Smith, the educational wing of the church was dedicated.
In the last 30 years our church has continued to be a light in our community and a place to grow in faith and fellowship with God and each other.
