ABOUT US
who we are
At East Central Illinois Christian School, our staff greets you at the door. Our commitment to students and families doesn’t stop there. We walk alongside students in their Faith and their academic pursuits. Our teachers pray with them daily. We meet them where they are. Students at ECICS will grow in wisdom, stature, favor with God, and favor with Man.
A climate of love and concern for students and between staff members provides an atmosphere of
recognizing that all are important to God (I John 4:7-8). We focus on educating the whole child and supporting students’ intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs. This will be done for the glory of God for the sake of His Kingdom.
Purpose and Basis
Our purpose at East Central Illinois Christian School is to share the riches of God’s grace and glory through Christian education. Studying and applying God’s Word enables our students to be filled with the wisdom of God and glorify Him in their everyday lives.
Our basis, as stated in our constitution, is the “firm belief in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the infallible Word of God.” Our theological understandings based on the above, are also stated in our constitution.
statement of faith
The Statement of Faith is fundamental to basic Christian tenets and contains the doctrines we unreservedly adhere to and teach.
We believe in:
- The divine inspiration, infallibility, and final authority of the Bible as the Word of God as it is written in the Old and New Testaments;
- One supreme God the Creator and Sustainer of the universe eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
- The unique Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, the incarnate, virgin-born Son of God;
- The representative and substitutionary death of our Lord Jesus Christ as the necessary atonement for our sins;
- The power of the Holy Spirit in the work of regeneration and His continuing work in the heart of the believer;
- The resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord and that blessed hope, His return;
- The bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost;
- The spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
ministry association
East Central Illinois Christian School is an independent, non-denominational private Christian school. We offer classes K4 through 8th grade to families in Douglas, Edgar, and Coles counties. East Central Illinois Christian School enjoys students from many different Christian churches. The school is not formally or directly affiliated with any individual congregation or denomination.
ECICS intends to create and maintain an association with three local and independent congregations for prayer, counsel, and arbitration.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” (NIV)
East Central Illinois Christian School is governed by a school board responsible for the financial records and statements. We are incorporated by the State of Illinois and a tax-exempt organization. Our 501(c)3 has been submitted to the IRS. A copy of the letters of incorporation is available in the school office.