OUR HISTORY
On June 15, 1899, the Adventist church in London became the official headquarters of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, located at 235 Piccadilly Street. That same year, the first Adventist elementary school in London, Ontario was established under the leadership of Agnes Steward. Though this institution only lasted a few years, it became the spark for the school that we know and love today.
The school was successfully reopened in 1928 under the guidance of Pastor Hubley and continued to be a strong beacon of light and academic excellence throughout the Great Depression and the Second World War. The post was era proved to be a difficult time for enrollment in the London SDA school and it closed its doors once more in 1947. Ever invested in the spiritual growth of our young people, London SDA increased its focus on developing a strong pathfinder club in the city to further develop the faith of our children and teens.
In 1979, Pastor r Laren Kurtz involved the London congregation in parting with the St. Thomas Seventh-Day Adventist Church to start a school in St. Thomas. Children were carpooled there from London, increasing student enrolment and building bonds between the two neighbouring communities. The London church donated blackboards and other materials from to the new school in the south, and education continued in this facility for over 30 years. In 2007, the decision was made to reopen the school in London with the name Adventist Christian Elementary School. This would provide quality Adventist education not only for our own children, but provide a vehicle of evangelism to the children in the surrounding community. Initially organized in the North London SDA Church, the school has since relocated to London SDA Church in the south.
The Adventist school in London has a long history dating back more than one hundred years. It is our goal to continue that legacy by purchasing a building of our own where we can continue providing true education both for this present world and the one to come.
The school was successfully reopened in 1928 under the guidance of Pastor Hubley and continued to be a strong beacon of light and academic excellence throughout the Great Depression and the Second World War. The post was era proved to be a difficult time for enrollment in the London SDA school and it closed its doors once more in 1947. Ever invested in the spiritual growth of our young people, London SDA increased its focus on developing a strong pathfinder club in the city to further develop the faith of our children and teens.
In 1979, Pastor r Laren Kurtz involved the London congregation in parting with the St. Thomas Seventh-Day Adventist Church to start a school in St. Thomas. Children were carpooled there from London, increasing student enrolment and building bonds between the two neighbouring communities. The London church donated blackboards and other materials from to the new school in the south, and education continued in this facility for over 30 years. In 2007, the decision was made to reopen the school in London with the name Adventist Christian Elementary School. This would provide quality Adventist education not only for our own children, but provide a vehicle of evangelism to the children in the surrounding community. Initially organized in the North London SDA Church, the school has since relocated to London SDA Church in the south.
The Adventist school in London has a long history dating back more than one hundred years. It is our goal to continue that legacy by purchasing a building of our own where we can continue providing true education both for this present world and the one to come.
