Our Story...
PowerHouse Christian school started in the fall of 2020 as a result of the laments of parents and students regarding the educational challenges brought about by the COVID pandemic. With her K-12 education degree, 25 years of professional teaching experience, three homeschool graduates, an educational resources business, the curriculum and e-courses she created, and helping to start a private Christian school in Ghana, Africa the summer before, Lisa Dettinger figured, "I can school some kids for a year." After praying about it, she realized that this was exactly what God had in mind for her and for the six kids He brought to the school.
Something beautiful happened that year. One year turned into two, two years turned into three (and more!), and PowerHouse Christian School has become an incredible opportunity to continually partner with the Lord to educate, equip, and empower His kids in this volatile world.
Spiritual formation coaching and tools have been integral in day-to-day school life. At PHCS, students get to practice living out mindsets like, "The way you do anything is the way you do everything," "Every moment is a choice, and every choice has costs and benefits," "Are you a thermostat or a thermometer?" and "Choose your experience." Equipping students with relational skills, coping skills, and a healthy mindest is integral to PHCS's mission.
Empowering students to become all God has for them is also a core component of PHCS. In a small group setting, students study the Bible, pray for each other, hear personal testimonies from guest speakers and on video, study apologetics, read Christian literature together, have opportunites to accept Christ as their Lord and Savior, and continue to grow in their identity - an identity that's based not on what the world tries to sell them, but rather on God's love for them personally.
The Lord has blessed PowerHouse Christian School with a committed, experienced, and highly capable Christian staff. Though our school of 20-25 students is small, we serve a big God, and we look forward to experiencing His continued faithfulness each new school year.
Meet the '26-'27 Staff
Cherie Schmidt
Lisa Dettinger
Teacher
Director, Teacher
Sheree Godwin
Administrative Assistant
Rachel DeMaster
Teaching Assistant
Ashton Nyland
Math Specialist
Nanette Mogensen
Theater Teacher
A parking lot message from one of our students
Jenna Snider
PE Teacher
Cathy Gresens
Spanish Teacher, Art Teacher
A sunrise view of the church where the school meets
