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The Cranbrook Alliance Church is located at 1200 Kootenay Street North

This is a very impressive church with its interesting roof line with a white cross at its peak. This is a large church that serves the local communities around Cranbrook. Also at this location is the Kootenay Christian Academy: offering Pre School, Elementary K-6th grade and Middle School 7th to 8th grades. Cranbrook Alliance Church is affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

They have a very interesting history and provided excerpts as follows:

"Gordon Blenkhorn and his wife, Mildred arrived in Cranbrook in September of 1948. The first service, according to the report by Brother Blenkhorn, was held on September 19th at the home of Gordon and Emma Vance with ten people present.

In the spring of 1950 the new building at the Baker Street location was completed. On February 10th, 1953, the congregation was organized and officially became an Christian & Missionary Alliance Church.

By 1967 a number of things began to come together. A site for the new church building had been located – five acres on the corner of 2nd Street and 24th Avenue. On June 12, 1969 the ground breaking ceremony was held and construction of the footings began and on January 25, 1970, the new facility was occupied.

(The building you see today)

On Feb. 27, 1983 the new building was dedicated, with Rev. Mel Sylvester, the CMA President, there to cut the ribbon. There was great enthusiasm as the congregation looked forward to the day when this new facility would be full.

In September of 1988, the Alliance Friendship Place Daycare began operation within the church facility. The Daycare began with 8 children, and by 1995 was licensed for 24. The daycare is still in operation today.

In 1995 the Kootenay Christian Academy began using the church facilities.
Source: Cranbrook Alliance Church