History of ICS

"I don't know what it is for, but God told me to give it and I must be obedient." With this statement and the presentation of a check for $1,000 to Pastor Murray Boyd on a May evening in 1975 at the close of an evangelistic meeting, Immanuel Christian School was born.

On that same miracle Thursday evening in May, a second individual gave Pastor Boyd $500 with the comment, "The Lord told me to give this to you to help start a school." Pastor Boyd believed it was God's time to establish a Christian school at Immanuel Southern Baptist Church. He made a brief announcement that two individuals had presented gifts to start a school and invited others to join him at the front of the sanctuary. Within a thirty minute period, more than $17,000 had been given and Immanuel Christian School was on its way to becoming a reality.

The days that followed were busy and stressful, but when it is God's time to act, no problem is unsolvable and no obstacle insurmountable. Facilities were prepared, faculty hired, curriculum materials ordered, and students enrolled on September 10, 1975, Immanuel Christian School opened its doors. Young people would receive a scriptural-based education.

Since 1975, ICS has widened its ministry to include the entire Indian Wells Valley. Students representing many church congregations continue to study, grow, and develop those spiritual insights that will help them become the Christian leaders of coming generations. Immanuel Christian School has been and will continue to be God's school, training young people in the manner of 2 Timothy 2:15, Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.