Mission Statement
Cincinnati Christian Schools, partnering with Christian families, provides a Bible-centered, quality educational program to equip, train and disciple students to follow Christ and impact culture.
Statement of Faith
• We believe the Bible is the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God.
• We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons—Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the deity of Christ; His virgin birth; His sinless life; His miracles; His vicarious and atoning death; His resurrection; His ascension to the right hand of the Father; and His personal return in power and glory.
• We believe that lost and sinful man is saved by the grace of God, justified by faith in the shed blood of Christ, and regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the resurrection of the saved and the lost; they who are saved unto eternal life, and they who are lost unto eternal damnation.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
• We believe in the creation of man by the direct act of God as recorded in the Book of Genesis.
The History of CCS
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.—Proverbs 16:3
In the fall of 1970 a group of pastors, Christian business leaders and educators joined together and committed to the Lord to create Greater Cincinnati Christian High School. Classes began in the fall of 1971 and were held at Springdale Baptist Church. Then In the fall of 1971 Tri-County Assembly of God Church committed to the Lord to open Tri-County Christian Elementary School serving kindergarten through third grade, later adding fourth, fifth and sixth grade in 1973.
Those two commitments would merge together in 1975 creating what would eventually become Cincinnati Christian Schools, Inc. The path would not always be a smooth one but success was at hand because of the godly commitment of so many. What follows is the story of CCS but it’s really a story of God’s faithfulness and grace.
In 1975 Tri-County Assembly of God agreed to accept financial responsibility for Greater Cincinnati Christian High School and renamed the combined elementary and secondary schools Tri-County Christian Schools which operated from the school building on the church grounds.
Under the direction of Tri-County Assembly of God the school grew steadily to a student body of 654 in grades k-12. This arrangement continued until 1993 when the church and school mutually agreed to become independent. Cincinnati Christian Schools, inc. was formed to run the elementary and secondary schools now governed by a non-denominational board of directors. One of the initial goals of the newly independent school was to secure a larger facility in order to encourage and accommodate enrollment growth.
When the CCS administration became aware that the Winton Woods School District was willing to lease its Waycross Elementary School building, the board of directors agreed to move the entire program to this new campus in the summer of 1995. In January 1996 the school received two serious blows. The new headmaster, Richard Johnson, was diagnosed with cancer and quickly succumbed to the disease, and CCS learned that the lease for the Waycross building would not be extended into the following year.
Suddenly, the newly independent and emerging school was without a leader and a home. Re-enrollment plummeted while the staff and school board sought relocation options and God’s will regarding the continuation of CCS. The crisis caused the school’s leaders to re-affirm their commitment to Christian education and Cincinnati Christian Schools, in particular.
Then in a remarkable gesture of Christian friendship, the congregation and staff of Tri-County Assembly of God set aside its own plans for its large campus and invited the school to return. With only 275 students, CCS re-opened in the fall of 1996 and grew steadily to 550 students over the next five years. With the future of the schools always in sight, the school board and administration were continuing to seek a way and place to expand. The way was made in the summer of 2002 when CCS was able to acquire the place, Courts of Praise Christian Center in Indian Springs, Fairfield Township. The facility was ideally suited for conversion to a Middle School/High School campus.
The purchase of this $5 million facility was a breathtaking challenge for a school the size of CCS. A survey of the school’s history—ups and downs and nearly shut down—clearly shows God’s magnitude and grace, not to mention the perseverance of the patient and faithful leaders, teachers and families of CCS. This rich history paves the way for a bold and exciting future for Cincinnati Christian Schools. It’s a history that is living proof that success will follow when commitment to the Lord precedes. We sincerely hope you continue to be fellow travelers on this journey.