Dr. Dan Bragg, developmental director with Calvary Christian School, greeted families coming to visit their new facility at an open house on Friday, Aug. 23, with enthusiasm, exclaiming, “It’s been one miracle after another.”
The latest miracle was a $250,000 capital campaign grant from an Ohio senate fund specifically earmarked for community-based projects. Calvary started the application process last spring, which was followed up by meetings at the Ohio statehouse and the school.
“We didn’t even know it was possible,” Bragg admitted. “But we were one of only five Christian schools that got anything.”
According to Bragg, the state had 700 million dollars leftover after covid, which they were required to spend. The school will use the money to pay for the new building’s gym floor and bleachers.
With this grant, Calvary is down to the last $300,000 needed to finish their phase 2 project, a 50,000-square-foot building off County Road 9, Bellefontaine, which they broke ground for a year ago. It will include 25 classrooms, a full-sized gymnasium and cafeteria and an intervention space.
They hope to have the structure ready for students in January 2025. Although, Bragg added, there’s a chance they’ll finish it around Thanksgiving.
With the student body nearing 500, the need for the extra space is clear. They’ll certainly require the 65 people they now have on staff, especially for the rapidly growing younger classes.
Calvary also has two principals, a new addition for the school year—Marissa Smith for the elementary grades and Tony Carter covering high school.
“(The grant) is just one of a hundred miracles God has done to get into the building,” Bragg concluded. “That’s amazing!”
To find out more about Calvary Christian School, visit ccsspartans.com.
