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In over 55 years of history, Grande Prairie Alliance Church has witnessed God’s clear hand in bringing growth to this church.  From a modest beginning in downtown Grande Prairie, to the current location on the banks of Bear Creek, God has brought us through many changes, each of them contributing to the growth of our church, both in numbers of people and in maturing as God’s people.

          ● November, 1950, founded as the Alliance Tabernacle at 100 Street and 102 Avenue

          ● A new building dedicated in May, 1964, at the corner of 100 Street and 108 Avenue

          ● Present building dedicated in June, 1979

          ● Mortgage burning ceremony in October, 1989

          ● Portables added in June, 1996

In recent years, the growth of both our church and the many programs we offer has caught up with and surpassed our facility capabilities.  Nowhere is the need more evident than in our children’s ministries, as remarkable numerical growth in this ministry has pushed our portables and second floor classroom space almost to overflowing.

In 2001 the congregation voted to expand our facilities on site, and in 2002, the 2 ½ acre lot to the south of the church was purchased.

In May, 2003, our Elders Board commissioned a Needs Assessment Committee to meet with as many “user groups” in our church family as possible, in order to determine what our church family envisioned in a new or expanded facility.

After the Committee presented their findings, we secured the services of Harold Funk Architects of Winnipeg to draw a master plan for expanded facilities on our present site.

In the fall of 2006, a 9.3 acre site north of the city was donated to the church, and the congregation voted 96% in favor of building new facilities on this site rather than expanding at the present site.

A Building Committee was formed and has been meeting almost weekly since the fall of 2006.  Harold Funk was chosen to be the architect, and Fillmore Construction of Edmonton has been asked to provide Project Manager services for the construction of the new building.

Harold Funk, working closely with the Building Committee, has designed a 65,000 square foot building for us, with provision for a further 17,000 square feet to be built, if necessary, in the future.