History of Martin Luther Christian Schools

Martin Luther Christian Day School was established in 1979 to provide a quality Christian education in the Stoughton community. Initally, four churches in the Stoughton Conference financially supported the school. They were Christ Lutheran and First Lutheran in Stoughton, McFarland Lutheran in McFarland, and Hope Lutheran in Madison. The Elementary School was housed at the First Lutheran Church for many years. Over the years the support of the churches changed to what is presently First Lutheran, Christ Lutheran, and Covenant Lutheran, all of Stoughton.

In the mid 1990's, MLCDS moved to the Christ Lutheran Church campus and built a wing of classrooms onto the church. At this time the name was changed to Martin Luther Christian Schools, Inc. MLCS continued to lease space from First Lutheran for use as a Preschool. The Elementary School, grades Junior Kindergarten through grade six, and the Childcare were housed there until August 17, 2005, when the church and the school were destroyed by a devasting fire.

MLCS was then offered space on the Covenant Lutheran campus where it was housed for four years. During that time, MLCS purchased a five acre parcel on Williams Drive for a future building site.

In the 2008-2009 school year, MLCS participated in the first year of the public school 4K program - Four-Year-Old Kindergarten. Space became limited when we enrolled 79 students in the program.

On July 1, 2009, MLCS moved the Elementary School (Junior Kindergarten thru fifth grade and all of its other programs) to the vacated Yahara School building in Stoughton. The Childcare was expanded to include children six weeks to twelve years old. The 3 Year Preschool is also located here along with the five Four-Year-Old Kindergarten classes.