Jordantown Wesleyan Church came about through the interest of the Rev. L.R. Higgins, a local preacher in the Second Wesleyan Methodist Church of Roanoke (later called Fallon Park Wesleyan, and now Parkway Wesleyan Church). In early Spring of 1936 the first services were held on the grounds of Jordantown School. Many of these service were held outside beneath the trees, with a small portable organ perched on a tree stump.

On May 28, 1938  the church was officially organized by the Rev. John R Clement with only nine charter members. Rev. L. R. Higgins was installed as the first pastor of the church, which resided in the old Jordantown School building.

Over the years the church grew in many ways, including the purchase of an adjoining lot to the church property on which a parsonage was built. In 1958 the building underwent construction to add Sunday school classrooms onto the existing sanctuary.

In the 1990’s, the church began to consider building a new facility, and in 1996 the church was approved for a short term loan for the purchase of property and a parsonage off of Jordantown Road. The small congregation was able to pay the loan in full by January 2001– quite a feat!

In 2005 the vision of a new facility was renewed by Reverand Greg Criswell, and in spite of many challenges Jordantown was able to open the doors to the new building on October 2, 2011, holding an official dedication service on November 13, 2011.

In 2023, through the volunteer efforts of many church members, the old barn on the property was emptied, gutted, and transformed into a versatile meeting space meant to serve the Jordantown community for many years to come.

Former Pastors and Their Dates of Service:

Rev. L.R. Higgins                          1936-1947

Rev. S.D. Hill                                  1947-1948

Rev. P.S. Shell                                1948-1949

Rev. John R. Powell                      1949-1950

Rev. O.B. Cook                                1950-1952

Rev. William M. Phillippe            1952-1957

Rev. J.T. Mostiler                           1957-1959

Rev. Edward E. Shepherd, Sr.    1959-1963

Rev. James A Matherly                1963-1964

Rev. S. Earl Reynolds                  1964-1970

Rev. Earl P. Fisher                        1970-1974

Rev. Sam Gillenwater                  1974-1975

Rev. George Puffenbarger          1975

Rev. Roger Belton                         1975-1977

Rev. Robert “Bob” W. Phaup      1978-2000

Rev. David L. Walters                   2000-2005

Rev. Gregory A. Criswell              2005-2011

Dr. James B. Keaton, Sr.             2011- 2015

Rev. Matt Reynolds                      2015-2020

Rev. Lewis Brandon                     2020-Present