Our History

Kapa’a Missionary Church

was started by two women missionaries, Miss Dorothy Rothfuss and Miss Virginia Meier who came from the Midwest in 1952. They held children’s Bible study classes at Moloaa Camp. The following year (1953) a group of ten people officially became the first members of Kapa’a Missionary Church. They met at the Rapozo Dance Hall (until it was destroyed by Hurricane Dot in 1959). They then moved to a former Children’s Rest Home (behind Mahelona Hospital). In 1964 Kapa’a Missionary Church moved to its current address at 4-758 Kuhio Hwy, Kapa’a.

Our first missionary couple was Harold and Liz Lehman (1956-1959), followed by Wendall and Dolores Sousley (1959-1964). The first pastor to serve at Kapa’a Missionary Church was Pastor Ed Terui and his wife Jan (1964-2003)

In 1964 the church moved to its current location at 4-758 Kuhio Highway in Kapa’a. Jan Terui started the Kapa’a Missionary Church Pre-school where hundreds of preschool age children were taught by Mrs. Terui during the years she served (1971-2003). Pastor Ed retired on October 31, 2003.

Pastor Mark Randolph (and wife, Kelly) served as senior pastor from November 2003 to October 2007. In September of 2007 Pastor Jed Young was hired as an Associate Pastor and on June 1, 2008 he became Kapa’a Missionary Church’s senior pastor. Pastor Jed and Judi served at KMC for almost 14 years before Pastor Jed retired on August 31, 2021.

Currently, Pastor Kelly Benton serves as the Senior Pastor at Kapa’a Missionary Church. He and his wife Stacy came to us from Kansas in June of 2022. Pastor Kelly’s vision for the church is to be a bright lighthouse for the Lord’s truth all throughout the island of Kauai for years to come.