

Oakland Christian School Through the Years
It’s been more than 50 years since a dedicated group of parents established Oakland Christian School. Since the first 51 students in grades 7-12 gathered at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church in 1968, there have been many changes both at Oakland Christian School and in the world of education.
Through the years, Oakland Christian School has continued to grow and flourish. After several temporary church locations, in September 1976, prayers were answered when 50 acres of land were donated for a new facility on Shimmons Road in Auburn Hills.
On October 15, 1977, 383 students and faculty began classes in the new spacious school. As enrollment continued to climb, five modular classrooms were purchased between 1980- 86, and an office complex was connected to the main building at the beginning of the 1986-87 school year.
During the mid-nineties, plans for the addition to the existing structure were initiated. In 1996, the board implemented a capital campaign to raise money for additional classrooms, a media center, and a multi-purpose facility.
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The new structure also allowed for a cafeteria addition, kindergarten classes to return to the main campus, and removal of the modular classrooms.
Recently, as we once again considered our strategic and visionary plan for future growth, we are guided by our mission to equip our students for His purpose, and our vision to see them leave our doors and impact their communities for His Kingdom. To this end, an OCS planning committee, members of the school board, and administration worked for several months, considering all of the requirements and options.
Blessed to have the space to expand the existing facilities on our school grounds, and with the purchase of the land across the street in the front of our building, we moved forward with the first step in our vision – expanding parking space. Auburn Hills reconfigured Shimmons Road, giving us space to add over an additional 100 parking spaces to the front of our building, alleviating the congestion of drop-off and pick-up times, providing ample parking for large school events, and the ability to welcome more families to our campus.

As we move ahead with the plans before us, we rejoice in how the Lord continues to provide in and through this institution. Our location and buildings are a testimony to His faithfulness and His blessings on the sacrifice and efforts of dedicated parents, staff, and administration throughout the years. We are immensely grateful for the solid foundation they have provided, and we look forward with great anticipation to God’s blessing on the growth that is yet to come.