Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9

History of Judah

On February 18, 1983, parents concerned over the lack of Christian Education at the Jr. High and High School level held an open meeting to plan a Christian high school for the Champaign-Urbana Community. They presented the following purpose and standards for such a school: “…to train young men and women – spiritually, mentally, and physically – in an environment of education excellence that will preserve and promote the standards and the faith taught in a Christ Centered home.”

In the fall of 1983, a Christian educational ministry began for grades 7 thru 10 and the birth of Judah Christian School (JCS). The vision was to add one grade per year until JCS became a program for grades 7 thru 12. To foster the growth of this new ministry, Urbana Assembly of God discontinued its seventh and eighth grade program and encouraged its former students to become involved with Judah Christian School.

At the request of parents, the growth of Judah continued when in May 1986 elementary education became a part of this Christian ministry. Judah was now educating and ministering to children in grades K thru 12.

The offering of this Christian education vision continued when in the fall of 1991 the Judah Christian School Society decided to incorporate a preschool into the structure of Judah – thus making JCS a ministry serving the educational needs of children from preschool through high school.

While the educational offerings have tapered off, the growth of students flowing through JCS has not. What was once a modest vision in 1983 has grown into a field of students graduates with a vision for education and spiritual growth that knows no end.

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Our Mission

Judah Christian School, an independent Christian school, reinforces Biblical values taught in the home, educates young people from a scriptural perspective, and prepares then to live, learn, and work as faithful citizens of God’s Kingdom.

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