Our Purpose

Grace Academy seeks to make an IMPACT:

Integrity- The man of integrity recognizes that he must have exclusive allegiance to God and does not try to love God and the world at the same time.

Ministry- Grace Academy supports the local church, training students and sending them back into their local churches where they will be able to exercise their spiritual gifts and make a difference for Jesus Christ.

Purity- Purity must first begin with salvation.  The redeemed student will seek to live for and love Jesus Christ with all his heart, soul, and mind–resulting in a right and moral life.

Accountability– Accountability requires openness between two or more people who agree to share personal victories and to question one another when they notice sinful tendencies. This is in reality, biblical edification:  the ministry of stimulating one another to love and good deeds.

Conformity- It is our desire that every student at Grace Academy live a life of total dependence on God while being conformed to His image.

Teachability- Teachability requires humility; there is always more to be learned than we already know.  Learning is a lifelong process; it is a spiritual discipline that characterizes the truly wise person.

PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of Grace Academy is based on the truth of the Word of God, and we believe all things can be understood only in the light of its relationship to God in Christ. We contend that Jesus Christ is the integrating principle of all knowledge because He created and sustains both mankind and the world in which He lives.

Section 2. God

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; 2 Peter 1:2).

Section 3. Jesus Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary and is true God and true Man. We affirm our belief in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through his death on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the father, in His ministry for us as high priest and advocate and in His personal return in power and glory (Luke 1:35; Isaiah 7:14; John 1:1-14; Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 24:50-52; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4)

Section 4. Holy Spirit

We believe in the Holy Spirit whom God sent to “convict the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment,” and to regenerate, indwell, sanctify, comfort, and seal forever those who live for Jesus Christ (John 3:5-7; 6:27; 16:8-11; Romans 8:16-27; Ephesians 1:13-14).

Section 5. Man

We believe that the universe was created directly and instantly by God in six literal 24 hour days, and that man was created directly and instantly on the sixth day by God in his image and likeness, therefore all human life is sacred and created by god in his image. We affirm that man sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is separation from God, and that he is a sinner in thought, word, and deed (Genesis 1:27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 5:12; 3:23; 5:18-19).

Section 6. Male, Female and Marriage

We believe that God creates each person in His image biologically as male or female, to be equal in personhood and importance and different in role and authority. These two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26-27). This is to be practiced in the divine institution of marriage, designed as a lifetime union between one man and one woman (Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:6; Galatians 3:27-28; Genesis 3:16, Ephesians 5:22-24, Colossians 3:18-19). Rejection of one’s God-given sex (including gender and sexual identity) is a rejection of God’s sovereign design for that person for life.

Section 7. Salvation

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as the substitutionary sacrifice and that all who believe in His death, burial, and resurrection are justified on the ground of His shed blood and that they are born again of the Holy Spirit, thereby becoming children of God (Romans 4:24-25; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 John 1:7; Acts 13:39; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24; John 1:12; 3:5-7; Romans 8:4; 10:9-10; Galatians 3:26).

Section 8. The Church

We believe that the visible Church is comprised of local bodies of Believers in Jesus Christ who have manifested credible proof of their faith, are baptized or are willing to be baptized, and who gather for worship, mutual ministry and fellowship. We further believe that the biblical ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper are to be practiced until the Lord Jesus Christ returns for us (Ephesians 5:20-32; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29).

Section 9. Baptism

We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” This portrays, in a solemn and beautiful picture our faith in the crucified, buried and risen Savior, and symbolizes our death to sin and resurrection to a new life (Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12).

Section 10. Lord’s Supper

We believe that the observance of the Lord’s Supper is a memorial service in commemoration of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ on our behalf as well as a celebration of His resurrection and promised imminent return and that it is for believers only (1 Corinthians 11:26).

Section 11. Unity of Believers

We believe in the spiritual unity of all true followers of Jesus Christ, the priesthood of every believer, their direct access to God, and their responsibility to God in all matters of faith (1 Peter 2:5, 9).

Section 12. Spiritual Giftedness

We believe that every believer is entrusted with unique spiritual giftedness to be used for the benefit of the body of Christ. We further believe that the miraculous sign gifts were used by God to authenticate the Apostolic message and therefore ceased at the end of the Apostolic era (Romans 12:5-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-31; 1 Peter 4:10-11; Hebrews 2:3-4; 1 Corinthians 13:8-12; 2 Corinthians 12:12).

Section 13. Christ’s Return

We believe in the blessed hope, the personal and imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Titus 2:13; Acts 1:11).

Section 14. Bodily Resurrection

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting life of the believer, in Heaven with God, and the everlasting condemnation of the unbeliever in Hell with Satan (John 5:28-29).

For our full doctrinal statement click here.

Christian Training

Spiritual Emphasis

Grace Academy is a Christian school with a Christian mission and statement of faith. As a result of this philosophy, mission statement and statement of faith, all students have the opportunity to participate in chapel, Bible classes, and prayer. The Bible is the center of our curriculum and subject matter. Children learn Bible stories and how to apply them, Christian character building, and Scripture memorization.

Chapel

The Academy holds three different chapel services each week. These services include grades K-3, 4-6, 7-12. Pre-Kindergarten does not participate in chapel services, though parents are welcome to accompany their pre-kindergarten child to elementary chapels. The purpose of chapel is to provide an opportunity for the students to worship God and to grow spiritually. Chapel provides a variety of activities directed toward worship through singing, guest speakers, testimonies, puppets, and storytelling. All parents are welcome to attend any of our chapels.

Bible Classes

Grace Academy ministers to local churches by teaching students the Bible and teaching them the importance of serving in their church. The curriculum is designed to teach students the Bible content, interrelation, and application.

Biblical Integration

The teachers work both individually and collaboratively to ensure that their curriculum includes the spiritual truths that relate to every class they teach. Grace Academy works to take advantage of every opportunity to teach the Bible and to teach it accurately.

Personal Discipleship

Because the students spend so much time at school, they have the opportunity to interact with the godly teachers on a daily basis. Teachers are selected for their desire to impact students both formally in class and informally through relationships. Sports teams, clubs, Student Leadership Council, etc. present opportunities for more interaction and input into the lives of students.