Our History

On October 10, 1893, two WELS seminary graduates, George Adascheck and John Plocher, volunteered to work among the Apache people. They arrived on October 10, 1893 in San Carlos on the San Carlos Apache reservation where they learned their permission to be there had not yet been approved by the military authorities. They left that post and pitched two tents about nine miles away at the fort at Peridot, where they gained permission to stay.  Chief Cassadore graciously allowed them to use ten acres where the Peridot Lutheran Mission has been located ever since.  Faithful Christians continue to come to the Peridot Lutheran Mission today to hear God's Word every Sunday in church and send their children to learn God's Word in the elementary school. 

Peridot-Our Savior’s Lutheran School began in 1894, a year after the Lutheran Church began in the same location. We are a Christian school built around coming to hear the truth of God's Word from the Bible, following God's will for our lives at every age and going to share the Good News of salvation wherever God takes our lives.

We appreciate your prayers as we spread God's Word!