Timeline
1944: Founded as "The Gospel Lighthouse" at the corner of 1st and Victoria St.
1945: Became affiliated with the Christian & Missionary Alliance.
9-14 June 1945: First annual missionary convention held at the 1st Avenue and Victoria Street building. Rev Walter Pister shared slides and stories of his recent mission to French West Africa.
July 1946: Construction of the "Alliance Tabernacle" at 702 Columbia Street was completed.
22 November 1967: 9 members of the Alliance Church appeared in city council to discuss zoning regulations that were making it challenging to sell the 702 Columbia Street building.
28 January 1968: The first services were held in the new Alliance Tabernacle on Fortune Drive (its current location)
3 March 1968: Dedication services were held at the new building.
3 February 1976: Building completely destroyed by fire. Began meeting at Overlander Elementary School (Henry Grube Centre) while building a new building.
1 May 1977: Dedication services for the new building, the "Kamloops Alliance Church".
1979: The Kamloops Alliance Church began holding devotional meetings at Rayleigh Elementary School every Sunday morning. By 1982, these grew into “Rayleigh Alliance Church”.
1980s: Pinantan Alliance Church began meeting for a time.
August 2015: Finished construction of "Ministry Centre"
Meeting Places
- 1944-1946:Corner of 1st Avenue and Victoria Street - The Gospel Lighthouse
- 1946-1967:702 Columbia Street - The Alliance Tabernacle
- 1967-Present:200 Leigh Street - Kamloops Alliance Church
- Feb 1976 - May 1977: 245 Kitchener Crescent - Overlander Elementary School (Henry Grube Centre)
Leadership History
- Until Sept 1945: C. A. Ansley
- 12 September 1945: Selwyn Neale
- 2 July 1957: K Neill Foster
- Rev William Rose
- Rev H O Craig
- Rev Edward McCarthy
- Until February 1976: Rev Alway Bell
- April 1976: Rev Jack Schroeder
- Don Krause
- Current: Chris Throness
Congregation Website
https://www.kamloopsalliance.com/
Meeting Times
- Sundays 9am, 11am
- Saturdays 6:30pm
Information Sources
- https://www.kamloopsalliance.com/about/our-history
- Church Directory listings in old newspapers
- 1945. Selwyn Neale Assumes Pastorate, Gospel Lighthouse. Kamloops Sentinel. 12 September 1945. A05
- 1945. Christian and Missionary Alliance Convention Here. Kamloops Sentinel. 20 June 1945. A08.
- 1946. Come To Church (Church Directory ads). Kamloops Sentinel. 24 April 1946. A15. This ad mentions the “pending erection” of the 702 Columbia Street building.
- 1968. Alliance Tabernacle Moving To New Building This Weekend. Kamloops Daily Sentinel. 27 January 1968. A10.
- 1968. Alliance Church Building To Be Dedicated Sunday. Kamloops Daily Sentinel. 2 March 1968. A07.
- 1976. Damage to Church Estimated Up To $250,000. The Kamloops News. 4 February 1976. A01
- 1976. Plans for new building, minister being made by Alliance Church. The Kamloops News. 20 February 1976. A18.
- 1976. Alliance gets new minister. The Kamloops News. 23 April 1976. A26-A27.
- 1976. Salvage Party (photo). The Kamloops News. 28 April 1976. A27.