Flack has been part of the fabric of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, since our namesake, J.V.B. Flack, and Anthony Wyman partnered to form the town itself.
Our church is named in honor of our city's founder, Dr. JVB Flack. In 1881 in what others considered an uninviting, obscure, apparently worthless section of Clay County, Missouri, the first of several mineral water springs was discovered hidden away among high weeds. After discovering the great mineral medical value of these mineral waters Dr. Flack formed a partnership with Mr. Wyman to lay out a town called Excelsior Springs.
Dr. Flack was a passionate evangelist and church planter. On page 107 of the life history of Dr. JVB Flack, Dr. Flack tells that during his days of ministry that he personally conducted over 200 revival meetings, personally witnessed over 10,000 conversions and planted over 150 churches.
145 years later we are busy carrying on his legacy of declaring the same message of how lives are forever changed in a life fully devoted to following Jesus Christ. The story of the founding of our city reminds us that hidden away in the obscurity of many people's lives is something that could be used to bless so many others if only discovered. An important part of our ministry at Flack Memorial is to help you find that gift that God gave you so you can use it for His glory and the benefit of others.
The Family of J.V.B. Flack
The Flack Residence in Excelsior Springs
G. W. Mitchell, Dr. JVB Flack, Dr. Jerry Clevenger
Early Leaders of the Christian Union Movement
First Flack Memorial Church Building, early 1880s, East Excelsior Street
Flack Memorial Church Building, 1916