God's Dispatcher was founded in 1986 by Herman "Doc" Gilliland. Doc grew up very poor Utz, Kentucky. After he moved to Ohio as an adult, he decided he wanted to help others who are in the same situation he had been in. Although still relatively poor, Doc used his extra money to buy gas for his truck, which he drove around the city, looking for useful items in the garbage of local businesses. He would collect these items and then dispatch them to those struggling in his hometown. After many years of dumpster diving, Doc started reaching out to local businesses and asking for their salvage items that were going to be thrown away. He formed partnerships with these businesses and regularly collected donations from them, which he distributed in Appalachia. Eventually, he obtained a trailer, and in 1986 decided to formalize his organization as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. He consulted with a lawyer friend who helped him with the necessary paperwork. Through this, God's Dispatcher was born.

Doc met Cliff Niehaus at Business Men's Full Gospel, where they both attended on the first Saturday of each month. Cliff empathized with the mission of God's Dispatcher and started helping Doc with his donation runs every so often. They found that they had a common backstory and quickly became friends. Cliff spent more time helping Doc operate God's Dispatcher and became an important member of the organization. Doc eventually became too old and weak to continue the ministry, and he asked Cliff to be his successor and carry on the mission of God's Dispatcher. Cliff agreed, and became the new owner of the nonprofit.

After taking over God's Dispatcher, Cliff formed relationships with several notable businesses like Costco, JTM Food Group, and Bimbo Bakeries USA, all of which are now main donation providers for the ministry. Cliff also formed relationships with many other local businesses and individuals who empathize with the mission, and he has helped build God's Dispatcher into the flourishing organization that it is today. He shared the love of Jesus with everyone he met and always sang songs and told jokes while serving. He got his kids and grandkids involved in the organization, and took them on bread and donation runs to teach the value of serving and keep the mission alive in his large family. 

In October of 2023, Cliff appointed his successor Pastor Brandon Blevins of Greater Vision Ministries who worked around Cliff for a couple of years and had developed a big extension of food distribution and paper pantry networks out of Metamora, Indiana.