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Hello!

Welcome to the 2nd quarter of the 2025/2026 school year! We are blasting right through this new year, and it seems the weather is following along nicely as it cools things down for us a little bit!

I wanted to take just a little bit of your time to share Warner Christian Academy’s reason for existence…and it goes all the way back to the 1930s!

When White Chapel Church began, nearing 100 years ago, God had some big dreams for the little church. Six of them, actually. One of those dreams was along the lines of sending out a thousand (or thousands of) leaders! It was under the pretext of sending out leaders that the church leadership then felt led to discuss the idea of opening a school!

And so, in the early 1970s, it all came to fruition!

And now, I get the privilege of speaking about this God-Dream to you, and letting you know why we exist as a school!

In general, when the staff at schools, or other businesses, begin to think deeply about why they exist, there are all kinds of different pieces brought to the table for discussion. After stirring it all down and categorizing all the details, they then typically can place their existence into a single statement called a Mission Statement. Below is sort of what any mission statement consists of, followed by the Mission Statement of Warner Christian Academy as it stands today!

Mission Statement:
The FOCUS of the Mission Statement is on the PRESENT and the PURPOSE is to explain WHY THE SCHOOL EXISTS. Mission statements outline core purposes, values, and the primary activities of the school. Additionally, mission statements attempt to answer the following questions:

• Why do we exist?
• Whom do we serve?
• What do we do every day to fulfill that purpose?
• How do we do it (values, principles, distinctives)?

In essence, the mission statement is the daily marching orders for the organization. Everything we do on a daily basis stems (or should stem) from this mission statement of existence.

“Warner Christian Academy exists to partner with families in shaping students into the image of Christ by helping them discover Truth in academics, athletics, and arts.”

To break this down a bit, you could see the mission statement as consisting of the following:

• Audience – Families and Students
• Purpose – To Form Christlike students
• Activity – Helping Students Discover Truth
• Domains – Academics, Athletics, Arts
• Values – Christ-centered, Collaborative, Truth-seeking

This is who we ARE…in the present.

Next time, we’ll discuss the VISION STATEMENT, which focuses on the FUTURE and where the near 100-year-old God-Dream of White Chapel Church sending out leaders comes into play!

Thank you so much for reading along with me!

Soli deo Gloria