The Kettle Falls Seventh-day Adventist Church got its start in this small house at 6th and Juniper in Kettle Falls. The living room of this house, which was owned by Melissa Wood, was the meeting place in June of 1994 for 13 people who met on Sabbath afternoons as a branch Sabbath School. In October of that year the first church service was conducted and by April of 1995 over 60 people were crammed into that living room. It was obvious that if this group was to continue to grow they would need to find a larger meeting place.

The Presbyterian Church in Marcus was rented and continued to be the home of these believers until 2001. In April 1995, the congregation became an organized company. In July 1999, they became an organized church and were accepted into the Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists as one of nearly 120 churches.

The desire of the congregation to have their own building in the town of Kettle Falls never ceased. Possible church locations were pursued but none worked out until a vacant building near the center of town, the Day Health Club, became available. A gutted and long neglected building presented the congregation with many challenges but they tried to focus on its possibilities.

After much prayer the building was purchased early in 2001 and renovation was begun in April of that year. Remodeling was done in three phases--the first being the area to serve as the fellowship hall. Services was held there for the first time on September 29, 2001. The racquet-ball courts were next converted into Sabbath School rooms and they were ready to use in April, 2002. The sanctuary and an outdoor courtyard were next. The first church service was held in the sanctuary on April 13, 2003, and the church was officially dedicated on November 15, 2003, with Elder Max Torkelsen, Conference president, the speaker.

The Kettle Falls Seventh-day Adventist Church currently has 120 baptized members and we continue to grow. We are currently in the process of landscaping, putting in sidewalks, improving the parking lot, adding signage, and renovating the basement for more classroom space to accommodate a growing church

Please come join us anytime at 210 W. 11th St. in Kettle Falls. We would love to show you what the Lord has done to establish a lighthouse in our community.