Our History...
As part of an effort to reach children in this community, and the vision of a widow woman to start a Bible Camp for children in the area, God led Wally and Inez Wilson to Renton and to eventually start what is now Highlands Community Church. Today, over 60 years later, God continues to use Highlands as a light on the hill.
Highlands Community Church had its humble beginnings in 1943 when local Protestant churches sought to provide services for 10,000 Boeing Corporation employees living in a temporary war housing project.
In 1946, six people met with a young pastor who had served three summers at a Bible camp ministering to the children of the temporary community. That young pastor, Wallace Wilson, was asked to establish a permanent church in the area. On the third Sunday of September of that year, they gathered for their first service at the Renton Highlands Housing Administration building.
The Lord has continued to bless that congregation to the point where it stands today. Pastor Jim Amandus was confirmed to be his successor by the Elder Board and congregation and has faithfully served as Senior Pastor since January of 1989. The congregation has doubled in size in numbers as well as community and world wide impact. By faith, we believe that Highlands' greatest days of kingdom impact lie ahead.
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