Northview Adventist School (NAS) praises God for 80 years of
Adventist Christian education in the Cadillac area!
We trace our roots back to 1899, when the first Seventh-day Adventist church
organized in Cadillac at 895 Farrar Street. It was here, in the fall of 1943, that
members with a commitment to Adventist education joined together to open a
school for their children.
At first, the school functioned inside the original church building. By 1948,
however, the school had outgrown the church building, prompting the Lake City
School Board to purchase a new building on River Street in Cadillac. Over time,
members of the Cadillac Seventh-day Adventist church erected a new sanctuary as
well, on East Division Street.
Nearby, from approximately 1952 to 1958, the Marion Seventh-day Adventist
Church also had a school offering education from first through tenth grade.
Through various circumstances, Marion eventually formed a constituency with the
Lake City and Cadillac churches, and a larger learning facility was again needed;
accordingly, in 1962, after the property on River Street was sold to the city so they
could add more space for the Diggins Hill ski area, the school moved to the lower
level of the new Cadillac church on East Division Street.
Over time, church families worked together to provide another independently
standing facility. Our current four-classroom building was built on the Cadillac
Church’s property and occupied in 1968. Thanks to strong support, a gymnasium
addition was completed and volunteers installed a hardwood floor in the fall of
1993.
We are thankful for all the churches that have served as members of our
constituency through the years, including the Idlewild Seventh-day Adventist
Church of Baldwin. Our current constituency includes the 13th Street, Bristol,
Cadillac, Lake City, and Manton Seventh-day Adventist Churches.
