In a neighborhood within Johnson County, Iowa one can find an unexpected treasure… Heritage Christian School. A school devoted to a Christ-centered education and academic excellence. We are blessed to partner with Heritage on our path of obedience to raise up children that glorify God and in our responsibility to see that they are receiving an academic education.
We very much appreciated our public education at Lincoln and Kirkwood Elementary and Northwest Junior High in the 1980s. However, we wanted our children to experience an education where Christ is at the center.
Our experience with Heritage began with Jake’s younger brother attending in the 1990s as one of the first classes to graduate in 1998. Then our nieces and nephew began attending. During these years, we saw the school grow and improve. It was through the testimony of their experiences that we desired our children would also graduate from Heritage one day.
Now our three children at Heritage (soon to be four) are learning to glorify God while participating in a first-class academic education. The children are learning biblical principles and experiencing Christian love from teachers and staff in their community. This is happening at an institution that has achieved something of great value to us, an accreditation from the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) demonstrating a commitment to educating for life and preparing for eternity.
Heritage is unashamed of the Gospel truth as they teach knowledge from a biblical world view. We know that Heritage does not take its mission lightly as we see this mission come through in what our children talk about and bring home on a daily basis. You can see this mission in action too when you visit the school, go on a field trip, or attend a Heritage event. Of recent note, the Veteran’s Day Celebration at Heritage was a resounding rally around liberty, service to country, and ultimately the sacrifice Jesus made for us.
When asked a question on her homework “Why did God choose to create you?”, our daughter wrote “He chose to create me to praise and glorify Him.” Wouldn’t it be awesome if more children could have the opportunity to learn this truth? We are so thankful for those who founded Heritage, those that have supported Heritage, and the ones running Heritage today. We feel privileged to continue to volunteer and invest in Heritage to see that it remains a strong beacon of light for our children and future children in our community.
Proverbs 22:6
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.