8037 Wellington 19, Fergus, ON N1M 2W4, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Private
- WEBSITE: Maranatha Christian School
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Elementary, Kindergarten, and Middle
- GRADES OFFERED: K - 8
A testimony to God’s abiding faithfulness, Maranatha Christian School celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018. The beginnings of this school, however, started already in October of 1957 at a meeting of concerned parents from the Fergus Canadian Reformed Church. It was then decided that a school society should be started to provide Reformed Christian education. Maranatha Christian School is currently operating classes for Kindergarten to grade 8.
Fergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County. Fergus was an independent town until 1999 when the Township was formed by amalgamating the Town of Fergus, the Village of Elora, and the Townships of Nichol, Pilkington, West Garafraxa, and part of Eramosa. Fergus is located north-northwest of Guelph and sits on the Grand River. It is near many natural settings such as the Elora Gorge and Conservation Area, and Belwood Lake. Fergus is a mostly residential community filled with streets lined with trees, many stone buildings, modern schools, and attractive parklands. It is laid out on a rectangular grid, with the Grand River flowing through the downtown heritage centre, its limestone riverbanks surrounding it.