Middle Tennessee Christian School

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Middle Tennessee Christian School
Address
Middle Tennessee Christian School
100 East MTCS Road

Murfreesboro
,
Tennessee
37129

United States
Coordinates 35°52′09″N86°23′02″W / 35.8692°N 86.3840°W / 35.8692; -86.3840
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Religious affiliation(s)Church of Christ
EstablishedDecember 9, 1960;63 years ago (1960-12-09) (Chartered)
Teaching staff50
Employees37 additional
GradesPreK-12
EnrollmentPreK: 113
Elementary: 315
Junior High: 103
High School: 190
Total: 721
Average class sizePreK-6th: 19
7th-12th: 18
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day7:45am-3:00pm (Secondary)
7:45am-2:55pm (Elementary)
Campus size38 acres (15 ha)
Color(s) Orange and White
MascotCougars
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Communities servedMurfreesboro, Smyrna, Woodberry and Nashville
AffiliationsIndependent Schools of the Nashville Area
National Christian School Association
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
Website Middle Tennessee Christian School

Middle Tennessee Christian School (MTCS) is a private Christian school in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States and chartered on December 9, 1960. Individuals from a number of congregations of the Churches of Christ in Murfreesboro were responsible for establishing the school. The school's main campus is located at 100 E. MTCS Road, 37129. The school provides classes for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The school mascot is the cougar, and the team colors are orange, white, and black.

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History

Middle Tennessee Christian School was organized in 1960 and received its charter from the State of Tennessee on December 9, 1960. [1] The purpose given in the charter was: "The building and maintenance of a school and or schools to provide educational opportunities . . . particularly the teaching of the Bible; to provide a minimum of one class period per day of instruction in the Bible as the inspired Word of God for every child enrolled and to emphasize the Bible in every course taught; to provide for Christian influence and environment in every phase of the school's activities."

A 25-acre campus was purchased on Lebanon Road near the airport. After incorporation, modern brick buildings were constructed. The first students were accepted in the fall of 1962. MTCS operated as an elementary school with kindergarten through eighth grade until 1975.

At that time the Board of Directors made the decision to add one grade a year until a high school was complete. The first senior class graduated in May 1979. An eight classroom addition was constructed for the high school in 1978. Ten more classrooms and the high school offices were added in 1995. Thirteen acres at the north end of MTCS Road were acquired in 1999 for the development of baseball and soccer fields. The Charlene Waldron Library was built and dedicated in 2001. A building located at 204 MTCS Road was purchased in 2004 for the preschool program. In 2008 a new state of the art gymnasium was built. MTCS was approved at its inception by the Tennessee State Department of Education. In December 1978, we received full accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Legal ownership of MTCS is vested in a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees composed of persons who are members of Churches of Christ.

Construction began June 2022 on a new high school building. [2] The new addition expects to add 22 classrooms to accommodate more than 300 additional high school students. [3]

Academics

Up until 1975 MTCS offered Kindergarten through eighth grade classes, when the decision was made by the Board of Directors to add one grade a year until a complete high school was available, with the first class graduating in May 1979. In December 1978, MTCS received full accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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References

  1. ↑ Faulkner, Jason T. (2011). Fulfilling the Promise A History of Middle Tennessee Christian School. Faulkner Publishing. p. 7. ISBN   978-0-615-52096-4.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Alana (June 9, 2022). "Middle Tennessee Christian School hosts groundbreaking ceremony for new building". Community Impact. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Generations of Hope - a building campaign for generations" . Retrieved May 11, 2023.
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