THE BEGINNING

Christian Community Fellowship Church (CCFC), original name 1978-1984 Heritage Fellowship United Church of Christ (HFUCC) name from 1984 through 2005. Several years ago a group of concerned Christians met in the home of Roosevelt and Thelma Calbert to discuss the religious development of their children, and their community. After this initial meeting, a series of meetings was held to discuss concerns and formulate plans to improve their spiritual/religious life needs. The ultimate need, as expressed by this group, was the establishment of a Church.

The first service of the Heritage Fellowship United Church of Christ was held Sunday, April 2, 1978 in the home of Harry and Bessie Lamb. Twenty people were present, nine adults, five teenagers and six children. The Second meeting was held the following Sunday in the Glade Room with 32 people present. Within two months we had outgrown the Glade Room, and on the first Sunday in June, a third location, Southgate Room, was used. After three years we moved to the Reston Community Center.

Less than two months after our founding we realized that we needed a spiritual leader. Dr. Harold L. Hunt accepted our request to become our Pastoral Advisor. Dr. Hunt was an Associate Professor of Urban Ministries at Howard University. He served as our Pastoral Advisor from May 1978 until January 1979. Dr. Hunt was succeeded by Dr. Ernest W. Armstrong, Sr., the Associate Minister of Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington, D. C. Dr. Armstrong served as Pastoral advisor from January 1979 until March 1979. On December 16, 1980, our first full time Pastor, Dr. Joseph Dancy, Jr. was elected. Since Dr. Dancy's tenure, our church has been spiritually guided and influenced by the following men and women of God:

• Rev. Kwame Osei Reed, first elected UCC Minister
• Rev. Deborah McGill-Jackson, Interim Minister
• Dr. William E. Bishop, Interim Minister
• Dr. Lawrence T. Evans, second elected UCC Minister
• Rev. Jesse E. Mayes, Interim Minister
• Revs. Darius and Cynthia Macon-Jones, Co-Pastors
• Dr. Reuben Sheares, Executive Staff Official of UCC
• Rev. Dr. Norman A. Tate, Pastor (October 1995 to present)

The Heritage Fellowship United Church of Christ has been blessed over the years to have some of the most outstanding theologians and trained servants of God serve as advisor and pulpit guests. Among them were:

• Dr. Lawrence N. Jones, Dean, School of Religion, Howard University
• Dr. Philip Wogannan and Dr. James C. Logan, American Univerisity
• Dr. John Satterwhite, Executive Secretary, Center for Black Church Union
• Rev. Henry C. Gregory, Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church
• Dr. Gayraund S. Wilmore, Director of Black Studies Program, Colgate Rochester Divinity School
• Dr. Percel O. Alston, Executive Staff Official of UCC
• Rev. Carroll E. Kann, Conference Minister of the Potomac Association in The Central Atlantic Conference of UCC
• Dr. Yvonne V. Delk, Associate for Constituency Development, UCC
• Rev. Clarence L. Cave, Associate for Black Mission Development in the program Agency of the United Presbyterian Church