Why We Exist

The foundational purposes of our school are summed up in our mission statement:

The mission of Statesville Christian School is to train students in partnership with families to think, live, love, and lead as Christians through programs of academic excellence based upon a Biblical worldview.

The establishment of our school began in May, 1994 as a group of concerned parents from various denominations began to meet informally and consider essential questions about education:

o   What is “education?”
o   What are the primary purposes of education?
o   What should be the primary goals and distinctive characteristics of a quality Christian education in educating our own children and in educating the children of our community?
 
Statesville Christian School was established as a grassroots, independent, interdenominational Christian school. Our school essentially arose from the prayerful and passionate desire of parents who joined together to present our community with a Christian, college preparatory school that offers an excellent academic program within the framework of a Christian worldview.

Our Desired Results of Students provide a picture of the ideal graduate after receiving a Statesville Christian education. 

Statesville Christian School was incorporated December 30, 1994 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit institution and classes began in the fall of 1995.

Today, we continue to function (primarily) as a parent-governed organization whose primary stakeholders are families that have formed a covenantal educational community around essential Christian truths. The partnership between the home, the school, and the church forms the foundation and future of our unique school culture. We believe that parents should make intentional investments in the education of their children.  This is because the biblical admonition to “train up our children” requires us to consider the meaning, morality, philosophy, quality, and content of the school environment that puts an indelible stamp upon the lives of our children. Our school aspires to raise up Christian leaders who will engage our culture with positive responses to the pressing challenges which face our country and our world.

Among many characteristics, a Christian leader is one who is called upon to first be transformed by the renewing of his or her mind (Romans 12:1-2), then to serve sacrificially as the “servant of all” (Matthew 23:11), and finally to lead others while being motivated by pure love (John 20:15-17). Since much of what leadership does involves decision making, critical thinking, problem solving, taking calculated risks, obtaining acceptance of proposals, and mediating conflicts, these processes make it imperative that a Christian leader meet the clash of ideas and the clash of personalities with integrity in a benevolent manner that addresses the issues while preserving relationships. We believe that each child will be a leader in his or her own way and that leadership does not necessarily entail that a title or position is required. Christian leadership requires that we are “salt and light” wherever we live and whatever we do.