1983 - 1989

1983 - Families in Calistoga called for assistance to start a church. For one year, Pastor Donald Sheley held a Wednesday evening Bible study and then established the Church of the Highlands of Calistoga. Kelland Ingram, a graduate of St. James College, and his wife, Tina, were sent to pastor that church. The church became an independent on October 1, 1985. Tina founded a school. They recently celebrated 25 years.

April 1987 - Highlands Christian Schools were not able to renew the leases for the “Highlands 3” and half of the “Highlands 2” campuses. An extensive remodeling program, including the addition of a third floor room above the preschool was immediately set in motion at “Highlands 1.” The building was totally carpeted and painted, several classrooms and new bathrooms were added and new furniture was purchased for some of the rooms. Five kindergarten classes remained at “Highlands 2.”

June 1988 - Highlands Christian Schools’ accreditation was renewed with WASC and ACSI for another six years.

July 1988 - Highlands Christian Schools closed the high school to bring the five kindergarten classes formerly housed at “Highlands 2” into a united school at “Highlands 1.”

September 1989 – Church of the Highlands was invited by a pastor from Korosten to begin a ministry in Ukraine, which was then a Republic of the USSR. This ministry began near Chernobyl with focus on humanitarian aid, taking in medicine, food and clothing for those in need. The second and third visits focused on equipping pastors and training to begin ministries for Children and Women’s ministries. Ministry continued in various ways through 1997.