Denbigh Baptist Christian School

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Denbigh Baptist Christian School
Location
Denbigh Baptist Christian School
13010 Mitchell Point road

Newport News
,
Virginia
23602

United States
Coordinates 37°6′24.3″N76°30′35.8″W / 37.106750°N 76.509944°W / 37.106750; -76.509944
Information
Type Private,Parochial,Christian,Coeducational
Religious affiliation Baptist
Established1970 (1970)
CEEB code 471531
GradesPreK-12
Age range3-18
Enrollment271 (2024)
LanguageEnglish
Campus size12.8 acres
Campus typeSuburban
ColorsRed, White, & Blue
   
Athletics conferenceMetro Conference of Virginia Independent State Athletic Association(VISAA)
MascotMinutemen
Nickname DBCS
Team nameMinutemen
Accreditation Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
YearbookThe Musket
Website http://www.dbcs.org

Denbigh Baptist Christian School is a private Christian school in Newport News, Virginia that provides education to students from preschool through twelfth grade. [1]

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History

The school started as an outreach ministry of Denbigh Baptist Church in September 1970 with a class of 15 kindergarteners. By September 1972, it had 150 students from kindergarten to seventh grade. The school graduated its first class of eight seniors in 1980. [2] The school was first accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International in 1997. In 2003 the school had 508 students with 48 in the graduating class. [3]

Head of School
NameDates
Robert W Greiner (Administrator)1977
David Gambrell (Principal)1982
Mr Coan (Principal)1985
Dennis F. Chappell (Administrator) [4] 1986 - 2003
Wayne C. Embry (Administrator) [5] 2004 - 2008
Greg Hardy (Administrator)2008 - 2012
Robert Law (Administrator)2012 -

References

  1. ↑ Denbigh Baptist Christian School - Shaping Hearts and Minds Archived May 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Shanks, Mark Lee (1982). The History of Denbigh Baptist Church.
  3. ↑ "Denbigh Baptist Church History". Denbigh Baptist Church Minutes. 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dennis Cappell Obituary". Afterall. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "People in the News". Daily Press. June 24, 2004.
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