The church in Columbus was established through the ministries of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. Through a conference given by Witness Lee in the summer of 1977 on the matter of the gospel, the Lord stirred up a strong desire among a number of believers from different cities in Ohio to move to Columbus to experience the real Christian church life and to preach the gospel of the kingdom. Together, they pursued the truth in the Bible and learned to live by their regenerated spirit. Thus the church in Columbus, Ohio began in the fall of 1977.

The majority of these Christians were college students attending The Ohio State University. Each week they would meet in homes on the campus to dive into the Word of God and to fellowship with one another the light that they had received. This kind of endeavoring strengthened the desire of many young believers for more truth and encouraged them to practically apply the truth to their daily living. They began to pick up a burden for their school mates, their neighbors, and their relatives to be brought into the same enjoyment. Through the preaching of the gospel many have been brought to the Lord over the years. Many of these believers have even been sent by the Lord to various cities in the U.S., as well as to other countries (Russia, Lebanon, China, the Czech Republic, Mexico, etc.) to spread the gospel of God's kingdom and to practice the church life in oneness as revealed in the Bible.

As the church in Columbus, our vision is to continue to pursue and to speak the truth revealed in the Bible, to enter into the reality of the Body of Christ though a mutual living and shepherding of one another, and to stand for the oneness of the Body of Christ both locally and universally so that the Lord Jesus can come back.