Stories

In 1905, a group of Swedish Baptist businessmen in Seattle, WA, had the vision to establish a school- which they called Adelphia College. Their dream envisioned an academy, a four-year college, a school of theology and a commercial department. Two buildings were built on a site facing Lake Union. They had good enrollment and a well-equipped faculty and carried on their program until they fell on financial hard times due to the lack of applicants during World War I and disbanded in 1918. Those original buildings are now a part of Seattle University.

In 2011, a group of  visionary staff from Lake Retreat Camp & Conference Center were led to re-launch Adelphia as a Bible School for young adults under the authority of Converge Northwest (Swedish Baptist). Having seen the hand of God touch thousands of lives at Lake Retreat, they realized the timing was right to invest in developing young adults to be mature and grounded in their faith through the study of God’s Word. The setting was an ideal place to connect with God with over 50 acres of picturesque lakefront property as the backdrop.