History of Heritage Christian Academy

Heritage Christian Academy was birthed by a common vision of a community of believers who met together for the first time on February 19, 1995. The vision from conception was to form a multidenominational, college preparatory school that was distinctively Christian. These families saw a need for an independent Christian school in the Rockwall community that would not be tied to any one particular denomination's style of worship or doctrine while holding true to the biblically based Christian values and truths that are clearly enunciated in scripture and common to all Christian denominations. At the meeting on February 19, an advisory board of seven couples was formed from different denominations. The advisory board met on Wednesday, February 22 prayed that God would give them the discernment and vision to implement what they felt He had laid on their hearts. From this group, seven were chosen to form the school board and their first order of business was to hire an experienced headmaster to take the necessary steps to open a fully staffed and equipped Christian school. After a word of mouth interest meeting, initial pre-registration made it clear that the demand for a school like Heritage was strong. A registration office was opened, public announcements were made, and without the benefit of a known location or faculty, families began enrolling their children. Registration began on March 2, 1995 for the school year to begin in August of 1995.

As the board prayed for specific needs, the Lord provided abundantly, making it very clear that this was indeed His plan and His vision. A lease agreement for use of the Rockwall Church of Christ was obtained and renovations were begun using funds donated for the opening of our school. As enrollment grew additional space became necessary to accommodate the growing number of interested families. A lease agreement with Lake Pointe Church was subsequently obtained. Heritage Christian Academy opened an elementary campus (preschool through grade six) at the Church of Christ location and a secondary campus (grades seven through nine) at the Lake Pointe Campus in August of 1995 with an enrollment of 190 students. It would be literally impossible for a community of people including a community of believers to be able to create a school in only seven months, from conception to the first day of class. Thus, our perception is that Heritage Christian Academy owes its existence to the fact that God wanted a biblically based Christian school in the Rockwall area that could serve a wide spectrum of the body of Christ and still maintain sound doctrinal integrity.

The plan was to add a grade each year until the school reached K4- 12 th Grade. While students who were older than 9 th grade in 1995 were facilitated through the Texas Tech program during the first three years and allowed to graduate through Heritage, the 1999 graduates were considered to be the charter graduating class.

Heritage Christian Academy received its accreditation from ACTABS in April of 1997. In 2000 HCA realized their goal to have the secondary and elementary on one campus when they moved to and began leasing the First United Methodist church. In December of 2001 Heritage purchased the church and was blessed to see the fulfillment of their vision to secure a permanent home. In the summer of 2002 Heritage began renovations to create more classrooms and a science lab. In 2004 construction began on the new building which now houses a new computer lab, an art room and six additional classrooms on the bottom floor, with future plans to finish out the second floor.

Heritage received a $55,000 grant from the Hillcrest Foundation in 2006 for a new state-of-the-art library and an addition $70,000 was raised for technology.

As we look back at our origins and our thirteen year history, we are thankful for the obvious grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, His blessing, His hand, His provision, His Word, and the light of His countenance on an educational organization that could not have otherwise been brought this far.

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