Jesus the Way Church began in 1997 as a house group in the home of Franny Bosch. Thorsten & Carla Johnson, missionaries from Calvary Chapel USA, came from Austria, where they lived, to lead this house group. Franny Bosch and Ruvini Candappa were faithful hosts of this house group and led it with commitment, prayer and love. Later they moved out of Franny's house into a building on Käferlohestraße.
In 2003, the group, which consisted of around 40 people, moved to its current premises in Waldmeisterstrasse. This group worked very hard to renovate and refurbish the building. The biggest investment was the fire escape and the construction of a fantastic café.
Helmut & Veda Schneider, who came from Germany and South Africa, then took over the church in 2008 and led it until the end of 2015, bringing in great teaching on the Father heart of God, the freedom of the Spirit and the grace of God. They also began a partnership with the ministry
NCMI (
New Covenant Ministries International).