Judah Christian School

Founded in 1983, Judah Christian School is an Interdenominational Private School in Champaign, Illinois located just south of the North Prospect business district. With a study body of just over 500 total students, Judah Christian enrolls Prekindergarten through 12th grade students. As of the 13-14 school year, the school offers three Advanced Placement courses.History"On February 18, 1983, parents concerned over the lack of Christian Education at the secondary 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.'" - Judah.comLater that fall, a Christian private school began for grades 7th-10th, the birth of Judah Christian School. The plan was to include one more grade each years until JCS would become a private school program for grades 7th-12th To help continue the growth of this new ministry, Urbana Assembly of God discontinued its seventh and eighth grade program and encouraged students to become involved with Judah Christian School. The school spent two years in the Webber Street Church of Christ facility, in Urbana. The school then moved to its location on Prospect Avenue. Plans for expansion began when JCS bought 54 acres of land {Template:citation_needed}Because of the request of several parents, the growth of Judah continued when in the spring of 1986 elementary grades became a part of this Christian ministry.During the autumn season of 1991 the Judah Christian School Society (JCSS) decided to add a preschool into Judah – making JCS a private Christian school schooling children from preschool through high school.