Our History

In 1957, the west end of Edmonton was surging with young families. Longing for these community children to encounter Jesus, Jack McKay & his wife started a Sunday School that met in Sherwood school. Within a few years, 140 children were attending.

Before long, small groups of adults were meeting in one another’s homes. With vibrant faith, they prayed and studied the Bible together. The heartfelt hospitality expressed in these homes beckoned more and more to join, and soon the need for a church building was apparent.

Adopted by the North American Baptist Conference and sponsored under McKernan Baptist Church, the growing group of people were empowered to make plans, buy land and build a church.

Meadowlark Baptist Church was officially organized in 1963, buying three lots of land in the neighbourhood for $15,000. Reverend Willy Muller was the first pastor to lead the church as it continued to grow and strengthen the surrounding community. Before long, this once sponsored church plant was sponsoring its own church in Spruce Grove: Parkland Baptist.

By the early 70’s, two off-site Sunday schools were started at nearby schools. With over 200 children on Sunday mornings between the three locations, a bus was donated to transport the children.

Meadowlark paid off its mortgage in 1977 with a mortgage-burning ceremony. During this year, ten families from Meadowlark ventured out to start another church plant called Westland. Meadowlark bought two houses beside the church, which were used as Sunday school rooms. Pastor Ken MacDonald arrived from Ontario to become the pastor and stayed for the next 23 years.