About | Judah Christian School

WHAT WE BELIEVE MATTERS

Our Mission

ABOUT JUDAH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

At Judah Christian School, our faith in Christ and our values are paramount. They're the values that drive our mission, our school, and our hearts to serve God in His school. What we believe drives our faculty, staff, and families to pursue a life that honors God. Through His Spirit, we have the ability to live and educate in a way that is always in pursuit of discipleship, a relationship with Jesus, and ultimately an eternal perspective on growing His Kingdom because of His work in each of us as believers. Below you will find out who we are and what we believe.

OUR CORE VALUES

Academic Excellence - We are committed to providing an excellent educational experience for each individual learner through a relational model that is rooted in God’s Word.

Spiritual Formation - We are committed to creating a learning environment where a passionate relationship with Jesus Christ is evidenced in each student through discipleship, fellowship, and service.

Growing Relationships - We are committed to fostering and growing authentic relationships with, and between, all members of the Judah Christian School family.

Leadership Development - We are committed to developing the next generation of Christian leaders to have an eternal impact on their families, society, and God’s kingdom.

OUR MISSION

To partner with families, and the local church, in providing an academically-excellent, Bible-based education, preparing students for a Christ-honoring life of service.

WHO WE ARE

Judah Christian School is a distinctively Christian educational institution that provides a nurturing and faith-filled learning environment to preschool, elementary, and secondary students. As an interdenominational Christian school, nearly 60 local churches are represented in our student body.

We believe that:

Parents are the primary educators of their children spiritually, physically, emotionally, academically, and socially.
The Christian school should be an extension of the Christian home. JCS is here to partner with parents as they pursue their God-given responsibility to educate and train their child.
School should be both academically rigorous and fun. Our challenging curriculum, gifted teachers, and classroom atmosphere create a special space that inspires the transforming action of learning.

Students at Judah learn and grow as their increased knowledge of the world and its Creator allows them to cultivate a solid and foundational Christian worldview.

ACCREDITATION

Judah Christian School is fully accredited by ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) and is recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education. JCS is also a member of the Champaign Chamber of Commerce.

Acceditation

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe the Bible is the only written Word of God; it is inspired by Him and is wholly trustworthy and authoritative. (2 Tim. 3:15-16)
We believe in one God, eternally manifested and existent as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19, John 10:30, John 16:13-15)
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ (John 1: 1,14), in His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Luke 1:34-35), in His miracles (John 2:11, Acts 10:38), in His vicarious and atoning death (I Cor. 15:3, Heb. 2:9, Heb. 10:10, 14), in His bodily resurrection (I Cor. 15:4, John 2:21-22, Luke 24:6), in His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Acts 1:9, Eph.1:20, Col. 3:1), and in His personal future return to the earth in power and glory. (Mk 13:26, Matt. 16:27)
We believe in the necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit because of man's sinful nature inherited from Adam; we believe that man is justified only through God's grace by personal repentance and faith in Jesus Christ and His shed blood. (John 3:16-19, Rom. 3:23-24, Rom. 5:8-9, Eph. 2:8-10, Titus 3:5)
We believe in the resurrection of all persons; those who are saved unto the resurrection of life, and those who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 5:28-29)
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. (Rom. 8:9, I Cor. 12:12-13, Gal. 3:26-28)
We believe in the present, active ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the believer receives sanctification and the power to live a Godly life. (Rom. 8:13-14, I Cor. 3:16, I Cor. 6:19-20, Eph. 5:18, Eph. 4:30)
We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male and female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Gen. 1:26-27). Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Gen. 2:18-25).
We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God (Matt. 15:18-20; I Cor. 6:9-10).