A Legacy of Faith
Our history began in 1935 when Rev. and Mrs. James Creighton came to Maui as missionaries and pastored the Full Gospel Church in Paia. Mrs. Creighton actively assisted and ministered to people in Paia and Central Maui, walking daily throughout these areas and helping wherever she found a need. Through their ministry, the Creightons met Stephen and Mary Yap. Mr. Yap worked for Kahului Railroad Co., and Mrs. Yap stayed at home to care for their five children. Mrs. Yap was miraculously healed as she and Mrs. Creighton trusted in God and prayed faithfully together for her healing.
In 1948, Rev. and Mrs. Yap started an open-air meeting in Village 13 in Puunene. Because of the testimony of changed lives in the community, Mr. Frank Baldwin of Hawaii Commercial Sugar Company built a recreation hall with pews and turned the keys of the building over to Rev. Yap at no cost. Six years later in 1954 while Village 13 was being phased out, the Yaps mortgaged their home and borrowed $20,000 for 20 years to build a new church. Rose of Sharon flourished in Puunene for 26 years. The church paid off its loan in less than nine years. With the help of assistant pastors Raphael B. Agtina and Elias C. Domingo, Rev. and Mrs. Yap pastored Rose of Sharon until 1980.
Coming from the rich history of Koloa Assembly of God, Rev. and Mrs. Charles Blake became Rose of Sharon’s second pastor in 1980. Under Rev. Blake’s care, Rose of Sharon moved from Puunene to its present location in Kahului.
After the Blakes retired in December 1985, Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Brown continued Rose of Sharon’s history. It began undergoing major building improvements to meet the demands of its growing congregation. Victory Christian Academy, an Accelerated Christian Education program within Rose of Sharon, opened its doors to children Grades K-12 in September 1991 for approximately 12 years.
Rose of Sharon changed its name to Faith Family Fellowship on January 1, 2005. With a heart for the nations, Pastors Wayne and Robyn began ministry to the South Pacific, taking the mighty Word of God to Haiti, American Samoa, Western Samoa, and the Fiji Islands. Faith Family Fellowship also began a partnership with the Maui Food Bank in 2009 and currently serves as an agency on the island of Maui. Our food outreach program continues to distribute food to the needy at every third Thursday of each month to help combat hunger in our community. In September 2017, the Hancocks launched into a traveling ministry to the nations of the world.
In September 2017, Pastors Herman and Carol Haupu took over the pastorship and are the current pastors of the church. The Haupus have been an integral part of the church family for decades and everyone are truly excited for where the Lord will take Faith Family Fellowship/Faith Family Maui in the years ahead.
We are truly thankful for the birth of our church 83 years ago. The spiritual heritage of the church was built from all the precious pastors who sowed their very lives into this ministry. We are humbled and honored to continue the rich legacy of these men and women of God and the vision of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In 1948, Rev. and Mrs. Yap started an open-air meeting in Village 13 in Puunene. Because of the testimony of changed lives in the community, Mr. Frank Baldwin of Hawaii Commercial Sugar Company built a recreation hall with pews and turned the keys of the building over to Rev. Yap at no cost. Six years later in 1954 while Village 13 was being phased out, the Yaps mortgaged their home and borrowed $20,000 for 20 years to build a new church. Rose of Sharon flourished in Puunene for 26 years. The church paid off its loan in less than nine years. With the help of assistant pastors Raphael B. Agtina and Elias C. Domingo, Rev. and Mrs. Yap pastored Rose of Sharon until 1980.
Coming from the rich history of Koloa Assembly of God, Rev. and Mrs. Charles Blake became Rose of Sharon’s second pastor in 1980. Under Rev. Blake’s care, Rose of Sharon moved from Puunene to its present location in Kahului.
After the Blakes retired in December 1985, Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Brown continued Rose of Sharon’s history. It began undergoing major building improvements to meet the demands of its growing congregation. Victory Christian Academy, an Accelerated Christian Education program within Rose of Sharon, opened its doors to children Grades K-12 in September 1991 for approximately 12 years.
Rose of Sharon changed its name to Faith Family Fellowship on January 1, 2005. With a heart for the nations, Pastors Wayne and Robyn began ministry to the South Pacific, taking the mighty Word of God to Haiti, American Samoa, Western Samoa, and the Fiji Islands. Faith Family Fellowship also began a partnership with the Maui Food Bank in 2009 and currently serves as an agency on the island of Maui. Our food outreach program continues to distribute food to the needy at every third Thursday of each month to help combat hunger in our community. In September 2017, the Hancocks launched into a traveling ministry to the nations of the world.
In September 2017, Pastors Herman and Carol Haupu took over the pastorship and are the current pastors of the church. The Haupus have been an integral part of the church family for decades and everyone are truly excited for where the Lord will take Faith Family Fellowship/Faith Family Maui in the years ahead.
We are truly thankful for the birth of our church 83 years ago. The spiritual heritage of the church was built from all the precious pastors who sowed their very lives into this ministry. We are humbled and honored to continue the rich legacy of these men and women of God and the vision of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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420 N. Wakea Avenue | Kahului, Maui, HI 96732 | 808.244.4992
420 N. Wakea Avenue | Kahului, Maui, HI 96732 | 808.244.4992