On Sunday, July 31 we are blessed to learn about one of BVCC’s supported missions, New Heights Christian School. BVCC members, Richard & Susan Smith, and daughters Teresa Leiva and Keri Copp started the Christian School near Centerton in 1999. (Daughters Cassandra & Vanessa were first year grads.) The mission of New Heights is to help students establish and develop an intimate relationship with God, restoring the joy in life that comes from the knowledge that they are valuable in His eyes.
To this end, NHCS provides intensive discipleship training, Christian education and personal mentoring in a safe, God-centered environment for boys and girls whose spiritual, social and/or educational needs are not being met in the public school system. They believe that an atmosphere of loving acceptance and high expectations will help lead the students to a deeper understanding of God, and His will for their lives, and release them through their freedom in Christ to become the godly men and women He created them to be.
As a Christian school, NHCS views the spiritual growth of their students as ultimately important. Teaching the value of a heart for God takes precedence over all other goals. They believe that leading students to develop their God-given potential as a response to His call is the most significant contribution that can made in the lives of the students and their families. There is an emphasis on teaching scriptural principles in all academic subjects. Weekly chapels, Bible classes, teaching Christian character development and Bible memorization are employed as means to this end.
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