St. Mary’s Christian School started as a part of the Many hands Project in 1987.

Under the direction of an Ad Hoc Committee consisting of Fr. Kent McCulloch, Jane Lundern (St. Margaret’s Episcopal School Principal), Bob Minnerly, Roger Johnson, Howie Guy, Lorraine Hamilton and Alice Borg, the plan for the school took shape.

During the 1997-98 school year the mission statement, bylaws, budget, curriculum, and the overall program design were developed, while the remodeling of the building was completed.

The staff was hired during the year and moved into the school wing in July 1998. Enrollment opened in July for Grades K-2, and a 3 and 4 year old preschool. We opened our doors on Sept. 2, 1998 with 28 students.

In the school year 1999-00 we doubled in size moving from two classrooms to four. We also held our first annual auction to raise funds for playground improvement.

In the school year 2000-01 we moved our older students into the cottage after it had been remodeled. We revised our program to include a half-day program for 3 and 4 year olds and two multiage programs serving students 5 to 8 years old. The student population increased to 62.

In the year 2001-02 we added an afternoon 5 day a week program for 4 year olds and served a total of 70 students in our program.

In the year 2002-03 we added grade 3 to our program and a health consultant to our staff.

In 2003-04 grade 4 was added and 79 students were enrolled.

In 2004-05 grade 5 and a 2 year old program were added.

In 2005-2006 we served 100 students. We expanded our playground and added a new wing which includes an office complex, two new classrooms, a staffroom, a nurse’s room and a workroom.