Hillcrest Christian Academy’s original building, with only four classrooms, was built in 1926 by the Bethel Park school system and used as an elementary school. Some expansion of the facility occurred throughout the years, but the district eventually abandoned the building in 1980.

In obedience to a call from God to begin a Christian education ministry, South Hills Assembly of God purchased the building in 1981 and opened its doors to 70 students, from pre-school through grade six, in 1982.

The original student desks for the school were bought at an auction, and cost only 25 cents! Teachers’ desks were “exorbitantly” priced at one dollar.

Increased enrollment led to further expansion of the original building. A middle school addition was built in 1994, and a new gymnasium was completed in 2007. Plans are in place for the construction of five additional classrooms in the near future.

Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you. Deuteronomy 32:7