Mission & Vision
Mission
Grace Christian School is a Christ-centered school of academic excellence where each student is educated in biblical principles and a Christian worldview, empowering them to become leaders and impact nations.
Vision
Students at Grace Christian School will demonstrate high standards of learning, biblical discipleship, and embrace challenging opportunities that promote Christian values and service at home, in the community, and in the world.
Philosophy
Grace Christian School's philosophy of education is inspired by the intentional pursuit of the fundamentals set forth in our Mission Statement. Understanding the Biblical call for parents to educate and train up their child in the fear and love of the Lord, Jesus Christ, Grace seeks to partner with parents to achieve the mutual goals of both. With each student's intellectual, emotional, physical, social and spiritual development in mind, Grace places a high value on holistic student development utilizing the best resources available. By creating a Gospel centered teaching environment, through the discipleship of Christ centered educators, and through the instruction in the educational disciplines of Philosophy, Science, Language, and the Arts, Grace provides each student the opportunity to discover the Creator within His creation.
History of Grace Christian School
Grace Christian School was established in 2011 as an independent, nondenominal secondary school. The vision of the founding board was to develop a Christ-centered environment with high academic standards. In December of 2012, an offer was extended by Mechanicsville Church of Christ to host Grace in their educational wing. The inaugural enrollment period opened in January 2013 with grade levels 6th - 10th. The first day of school, September 3rd, 2013, welcomed 34 students. The first graduating class was in June 2016.
The relationship between Grace and Mechanicsville Church of Christ has grown in ministry partnership. In 2020, the congregation of Mechanicsville Church of Christ unanimously voted to support a building project that would provide Grace with an additional 18,000 sq.ft. of educational and athletic space. This will allow the school to welcome over 400 secondary students. In the spring of 2021, the congregation voted to change the name of the church to Grace Christian Church to further demonstrate the ministry partnership between the two organizations.
The school serves over 365 students in grades six through twelfth grade and offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes numerous academic, athletic, and fine arts programs. Grace Christian School families, teachers, and staff members are residents from the following counties: Hanover; Henrico; Chesterfield; City of Richmond, King William, West Point, New Kent, Caroline, and Charles City.