In a little town in Arizona, God chose to unleash a spiritual revolution. A struggling pastor got tired of “religion as usual” and was bold enough to step out on the word of God. Step by step God brought them back to the Bible principles that caused the New Testament church to shake its world. Birthed out of the Jesus People movement the Prescott church took those early concepts of radical street evangelism and harnessed them to the church. Struggling to obey, the congregation learned about discipleship, church planting and the power of the indigenous church. The result has been the launching of hundreds of churches, the raising up of powerful crusade and conference ministries, and above all; obedience to the gospel command, “Go Ye into all the world” This is that story.

Wayman Mitchell was born October 9, 1929 in Prescott, Arizona, where he and his wife Nelda currently reside. Pastor Mitchell was stationed on the Island of Guam between 1948-1952 for the U.S. military during the Korean war. Many have concluded that Pastor Mitchell's style of Christian discipleship is strongly influenced by his former military training. After his military service he met Nelda Henderson in Phoenix in 1952. They got married on Feb 7th 1953. Ten months after the birth of their first daughter, she suddenly died. During this time Mitchell was unemployed. Jobs were scarce and unemployment was widespread. This was the turning point in his life. George Mitchell, Wayman's brother had been saved at a foursquare church and invited the grieving couple to a church meeting. They both responded to an alter call and became born again Christians.

Mitchell recalls when he was baptized with the Holy Spirit: "In 1954 I was in a denominational church, I had been saved only for a few months. I went and bowed at an alter and someone put their hand upon me and as they did I heard a rushing mighty wind, I had no idea what was going on, I was filled with the Holy Ghost, I wept, I cried, this was the accelerant that changed my life, and the fire has never gone out hallelujah."

Wayman went to L.I.F.E. Bible College in 1957-1960, where he completed his Pastorate. Mitchell felt that he was drained of spirituality during this time, and felt that the school focused on academics rather than zealous spirituality. In his own words; "Most of the students leave school, not as powerful preachers of the Word, but as Christian educators. They are filled with knowledge and deader than a hammer. Then they wonder why they can't experience revival."

Wayman Mitchell originally began his ministry under the affiliation of the Foursquare Church, but after having a disagreement with this church's leaders concerning ordination requirements for new ministers Wayman Mitchell reluctantly gave up his affiliation with the Church of the Foursquare Gospel in 1985 and took up a practice under CFM (Christian Fellowship Ministries). Most of his newer churches went with him and name "The Potter's House" was adopted. By the mid-1980s Wayman Mitchell had a following of well over a hundred newly established churches, pastored by men who had been discipled under Wayman Mitchell. Many of these ministers were having great success and seeing many souls won to Christ, confirming to Mitchell that discipleship is the most fruitful avenue for church growth.

In the Late 1960s a revival swept through the United States called the "Jesus People Movement." Many nominal churches rejected the hippies who were getting saved but Pastor Mitchell accepted them into his church and saw dramatic church growth. Being inspired by Chuck Smith, David Wilkerson and other ministers, Pastor Mitchell overlooked what the people looked like and smelt like, and saw the potential in each person to be strong Christians. Much of the leadership in the church today is made up of people who got saved in this movement.

The Potter's House Christian Fellowship churches in India are a fruit of this revival. At the moment we have 18 Fellowship churches in India.