Our earliest history can be traced to a group of hearty families who settled in the pioneer town of Lynden in the late 1800s. These courageous Christians, who came from Michigan, Iowa, Dakotas, and the Netherlands, are identified as the nucleus that conceived the idea of a Christian school. They wanted an education founded on the Word of God, which would allow them to exercise their parental baptismal vows.

God's blessing on their vision followed by decades of faithful and dedicated parents gave realization to the Christian school for which we thankfully celebrate an existence of nearly 95 years.

During the spring of 1910 a group was identified to organize the new school. The Society for Christian Instruction was formed, Articles of Incorporation were written, a School Board selected, and the search for a school building began. By early June property had been purchased and construction began in earnest that summer. This building, on Grover Street, was completed and in service by February of 1911. Doors opened the fall of 1911 in rented quarters with an enrollment of 72 students - which exceeded everyone's expectations!

By 1930, the school offered junior high education; Lynden Christian expanded to include secondary education in a newly built facility dedicated in 1947. Only two years later, visionary supporters began the first phase of a new elementary school complex near the high school on Drayton Street. By 1965, the current high school building was dedicated and the First Street building became the middle school, creating a compact and unified campus.

Always pressing on, supporters moved forward in faith during the next two decades with more campus expansions and improvements: an industrial arts and agriculture building in 1977, a multi-million dollar middle school in 1994, and Central Business Office in 1999. The latest work has been in the high school, in fall 2003 a new Worship and Fine Arts Center was dedicated as well as several new classrooms.

Lynden Christian School has faithfully provided Christ centered education for nearly a century. The years may pass but the dedication, sacrifice and vision of the parents remain the same. Today, as in years past, our parents fervently desire a faith based education for their children.

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