History

During its inaugural year in 1996, the Southwest Christian High School student body consisted of 36 ninth and tenth-grade students under the leadership of its founding administrator, John Newton.

On June 11, 1999, SWCHS held its first commencement exercises, graduating seven students.

After many miracles and the hard work of hundreds of volunteers, a warehouse space (103 Peavey Rd) in Chaska, Minnesota was transformed into a high school.

In order to accommodate the school’s growth, Southwest Christian purchased 29 acres of farmland in Chaska as the location for a new school building (1981 Bavaria Rd, Chaska) in 2011.

The Phase 1 building opened for the 2012-2013 school year!

On August 1, 2017, SWCHS had a groundbreaking ceremony for the new building expansion to be open in the fall of 2018.

On January 7, 2019, SWCHS opened the new building expansion, 63,843 square feet of new space.

On June 2, 2022, SWCHS broke ground on the 53,000-square-foot athletic expansion.

In December 2023, the 53,000 sq ft athletic complex opened.