Grace Baptist School (Portland, Maine)

Grace Baptist School
Address
476 Summit Street Portland , Cumberland , Maine 04103-1619 United States
Coordinates	43°43′5″N70°17′45″W / 43.71806°N 70.29583°W / 43.71806; -70.29583
Information
School type	parochial school private
Religious affiliation(s)	Independent Fundamentalist Baptist
Denomination	Baptist
Established	1976
Founder	Dr. Harry Boyle
Closed	2013
Staff	17
Grades	K–12
Athletics	cross country, volleyball, basketball
Mascot	Lion
Team name	Lions
Pastor	Harry Boyle
SIC	Religious Organizations
DBA	Grace Baptist School; Grace Baptist Church
Website	web.archive.org/web/20090305075726/http://www.gbc.to/school (archived 2009)

Grace Baptist School was a Baptist Christian school located in Portland, Maine, USA. Grace Baptist educated students in grades K-12. It closed in 2013 due to lack of funds.

History

Grace Baptist School, serving grades K–12, was established 1976, ^[1] when the church build the Family Life Center, including classrooms, a kitchen, and a gymnasium. ^[2] In 1979, Alpha Omega Publications invited Rev. Harry Boyle, and two Grace Baptist teachers, Mrs. Ryland Burns and Eric Strange. "to assist in an in-depth review of its new curriculum". ^[3]

By 1980, K–12 attendance was approximately 100 students. ^[4] The following year, enrollment was up to 110 students, according to Principal Eugene St. Clair, and the school employed 10 full and part-time teachers. ^[5] In 1982, the "Christ-centered curriculum" was provided by the Alpha Omega text series, and the school only accepted "children of Grace Baptist members or members of other independent Baptist churches in the area without schools of their own". ^[6]

The school closed in 2013.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "About GBS". www.gbc.to. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
2. "A beacon for hundreds". Evening Express. January 4, 1986. p. 5. Retrieved June 26, 2025– via newspapers.com.
3. "Area church teachers attend seminar". Evening Express. March 31, 1979. p. 3. Retrieved June 26, 2025– via newspapers.com.
4. "Area Christian schools growing". Evening Express. August 28, 1980. p. 10. Retrieved June 26, 2025– via newspapers.com.
5. "Grace Baptist". Evening Express. September 3, 1981. p. 10. Retrieved June 26, 2025– via newspapers.com.
6. "Grace Baotist School". Evening Express. August 31, 1982. p. 12. Retrieved June 26, 2025.