diff --git a/server/api/sermons/archive/[id].post.ts b/server/api/sermons/archive/[id].post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a367a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/sermons/archive/[id].post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { isAuthenticated } from '~/server/utils/auth'
+import { archiveSermon } from '~/server/utils/database'
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  // Check authentication
+  if (!isAuthenticated(event)) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 401,
+      message: 'Unauthorized'
+    })
+  }
+
+  const id = getRouterParam(event, 'id')
+  
+  if (!id) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 400,
+      message: 'Sermon ID is required'
+    })
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const result = archiveSermon(parseInt(id))
+    
+    if (result.changes === 0) {
+      throw createError({
+        statusCode: 404,
+        message: 'Sermon not found'
+      })
+    }
+
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      message: 'Sermon archived successfully'
+    }
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 500,
+      message: error.message || 'Failed to archive sermon'
+    })
+  }
+})
diff --git a/server/utils/database.ts b/server/utils/database.ts
index 20dbaea..278e73e 100644
--- a/server/utils/database.ts
+++ b/server/utils/database.ts
@@ -26,18 +26,19 @@ export function getDatabase() {
     db = new Database(dbPath)
     
     // Create tables if they don't exist
-    db.exec(`
-      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sermons (
-        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-        slug TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
-        title TEXT NOT NULL,
-        date TEXT NOT NULL,
-        bible_references TEXT NOT NULL,
-        personal_appliance TEXT NOT NULL,
-        pastors_challenge TEXT NOT NULL,
-        created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-      )
-    `)
+  db.exec(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sermons (
+      id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+      slug TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+      title TEXT NOT NULL,
+      date TEXT NOT NULL,
+      bible_references TEXT NOT NULL,
+      personal_appliance TEXT NOT NULL,
+      pastors_challenge TEXT NOT NULL,
+      archived INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+      created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+    )
+  `)
     
     db.exec(`
       CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
@@ -58,12 +59,24 @@ export function getDatabase() {
   return db
 }
 
-export function getAllSermons(limit?: number) {
+export function getAllSermons(limit?: number, includeArchived: boolean = true) {
   const db = getDatabase()
+  const whereClause = includeArchived ? '' : 'WHERE archived = 0'
+  
   if (limit) {
-    return db.prepare('SELECT * FROM sermons ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT ?').all(limit) as Sermon[]
+    return db.prepare(`SELECT * FROM sermons ${whereClause} ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT ?`).all(limit) as Sermon[]
   }
-  return db.prepare('SELECT * FROM sermons ORDER BY date DESC').all() as Sermon[]
+  return db.prepare(`SELECT * FROM sermons ${whereClause} ORDER BY date DESC`).all() as Sermon[]
+}
+
+export function getArchivedSermons() {
+  const db = getDatabase()
+  return db.prepare('SELECT * FROM sermons WHERE archived = 1 ORDER BY date DESC').all() as Sermon[]
+}
+
+export function archiveSermon(id: number) {
+  const db = getDatabase()
+  return db.prepare('UPDATE sermons SET archived = 1 WHERE id = ?').run(id)
 }
 
 export function getSermonBySlug(slug: string) {