[mikenkat1]

I am installing a new service for a kitchen light, and have made all of the proper connections yielding power, but the switch doesn't work. I do not have the ground hooked to the switch box, would this effect the switch?

 

[jbfan]

No, and without more details we can only guess what is wrong.
Pics, or wiring diagrams will help tell the story.

 

[joecaption]

Going to have to let us in on how you wired it and what type light you have.

 

[Jim Port]

If the box is metallic the ground should be connected to it and the switch. If the box is plastic you need to connect it to the switch.

 

[mikenkat1]

Switch

Ok I know that it is the proper thing to do to have the ground hooked up, but I didn't think it would effect the switch operation if it wasn't.

 

[k_buz]

With the information given, there is no way to help you.

 

[J. V.]

New service?

 

[joed]

The ground not being connected will not affect the operation of the switch. If you hooked it up correctly it would be working so I think you made a mistake. Tell us how you ran the cables and hooked them up. Then we can tell you where you went wrong.