The mission at Harvest Christian Academy is to provide a Christ-centered, educational environment that equips students to develop character, demonstrate competence and discover their calling.
While we partner closely with Harvest, our founding church, HCA is a separate non-denominational ministry. Harvest students represent a wide variety of church backgrounds, and we encourage our students to appreciate and respect its diversity.
Doctrinal Statement of Faith
We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are inspired by God and inerrant in the original writing, and that they are the supreme and final authority in faith and life. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (John 14:10, 2 Corinthians 13:14)
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is true God and true man. (Matthew 1:18-20)
We believe that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death which is separation from God; and that we are born with a sinful nature. (Genesis 1:27)
We believe in the Biblical teaching that man was created by a direct act of God and not from previously existing forms of life and that all men are descended from the historical Adam and Eve, first parents of the entire human race. (Genesis 2:7)
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, a representative and substitutionary sacrifice and that all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. (Luke24:46-47)
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and His present life there for us as High Priest and Advocate. (Luke 24:1-6)
We believe in "that blessed hope" - the personal and imminent return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. (Titus 2:11-13)
We believe that all who receives the Lord Jesus Christ by faith are born again of the Holy Spirit, thereby become children of God, and are eternally secure in Him. (John 3:5-8)
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost. (1 Corinthians 15:22-23)
HCA PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS:
We recognize God as the Creator of all things and Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Savior of all who acknowledge Him as Lord. We hold that the knowledge of God is the beginning of wisdom that each student is uniquely created by God as a physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual being and is endowed with particular talents. Therefore, the aim of HCA (functioning as an extension of the home and church) is to aid each student to grow in understanding God and man and to develop his/her capabilities to the highest degree in order that he/she may become mature and complete and live life to its fullest in Christ.
The objectives of Harvest Christian Academy for the Spiritual Growth of its students are:
- to teach the Bible as God’s inspired Word and to help students develop attitudes of love and respect toward it;
- to teach the basic doctrines of the Bible;
- to lead students to a decision of confession of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior;
- to develop a desire to know and to obey the will of God as revealed in the Scriptures;
- to equip students to carry out the will of God in their daily lives;
- to impart an understanding of each Christian’s place in the church and an understanding of the church’s worldwide tasks of witnessing, evangelizing, and discipling; and to stimulate each student’s involvement in such tasks;
- to develop the mind of Christ toward godliness and sin and to teach students how to overcome sin;
- to encourage the development of self-discipline and responsibility in students based upon submission to God and the authority of scripture; and
- to encourage spiritual growth through personal Bible study, prayer, service, and application of biblical principles to every part of life.
The objectives of HCA for the Intellectual Growth of its students are:
- to teach the skills necessary for effective comprehension, communication, and computation;
- to provide a versatile, college-preparatory curriculum;
- to stimulate creative and critical thinking and responsiveness to beauty in the arts and sciences; and
- to aid them to recognize in every area of study the revelation of God in creation and in the Holy Scriptures.
The objectives of HCA for the Social Growth of its students are:
- to encourage an individual’s sense of personal worth as a special creation of God and a recipient of His love;
- to foster the establishment of wholesome interpersonal relationships through an acceptance of one another in the Christian life, learning to understand and respect the views of others;
- to instill a respect for authority, love of country, patriotism, and good citizenship in order to foster responsibility to their homes, community and country.
The objectives of HCA for the Physical Development of its students are:
- to promote health, fitness, coordination, and skillful use of the body;
- to encourage good sportsmanship and a Christian testimony in all athletic endeavors
