Our Story - by Senior Pastor, Taylor Keller

As a student of church history, I enjoy studying the roots of my faith and the lineage of my spiritual family.

In regard to our ancient heritage, Plainfield Christ Fellowship holds to “the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 1:3). That faith was delivered to the Church by “eyewitnesses and ministers of the word” (Luke 1:2), and we believe it has been preserved for us today in the 66 books of Christian Scripture—the Holy Bible. In interpreting the Bible, we believe the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed to be faithful and true expressions of our faith, guarding against error, especially as it relates to the person and divinity of Jesus Christ.

In the more recent centuries of church history, we trace our roots through John Wesley, an English clergyman who was used by God to bring awakening to England and America and who founded the Methodist movement in the late 1700s. Therefore, we share common spiritual DNA with groups such as the Global Methodists, Free Methodists, Wesleyans, Nazarenes, and others.

Closer to home, we trace our heritage through the ministry of Loran W. Helm, a Methodist Episcopal minister from East Central Indiana who was called as an apostle in the 1940s. God used Rev. Helm to establish and influence dozens of churches around the United States until his death in 2006. Rev. Helm was a preacher of holiness, walked in the gifts of the Spirit, and emphasized doing only God’s will in daily life and certainly in church life. Our founding pastor, Jerry Keller—my dad—was discipled by Rev. Helm. You can read his tribute to Rev. Helm here.

My dad founded our congregation in 2005. Its name then was Tabernacle Fellowship, emphasizing “moving with God” in obedience. In 2013, our name changed to Plainfield Christ Fellowship. My parents led the church faithfully for nearly 20 years and, in 2025, passed the baton to me and Kindra, when I was installed as Senior Pastor.