sentences:  The forerunner to The Falls Church appears to have been founded by landowner William Gunnell, who had moved from Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1729.In the spring of 1730, he secured a minister and convened a congregation, which met in his home until 1733, when the first building was constructed.Until that time, this area was served by a clergyman who lived near present-day Quantico, and the nearest church was Pohick Church near Lorton.