A Quick Look at our Local History

The beginning of this congregation can be traced back to 1947 when the Olson family moved to Saskatoon from Wynyard , Saskatchewan . They began meeting in their home on Sunday afternoons at 713 McPherson Ave. with a few other families and University students.

This small group of Christians later met at the YMCA and the Hungarian Hall on Ave. F until the first building was constructed in 1952. That building was located at 1023 8th Street East and served the church until 1967 when a more suitable location was found at 2240 Albert Ave. In January of 1968 the move was made to the Albert Ave location which became home for the next thirty years.

In February 1996 an offer to purchase was accepted by the congregation on the Albert Ave. property and our final service was held there on the last Sunday in April. Like Abraham, "we went out, not knowing where we were going". We met for four months in a rented school and during that time prayed fervently that God would provide a larger and more functional facility for us to meet in for worship and use for ministry.

God answered our prayer and opened the doors for us to purchase the former William's Catering building at 134 Cardinal Crescent . We took possession of the building at the end of August 1996 and spent the next eight months renovating it. Like the first building we had in Saskatoon , nearly all the work was done by volunteer labor. God has supplied our needs abundantly and our move to the present location is allowing us to minister and serve in a variety of ways.