History of ACS

The lines have fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Psalm 16:6

In 1958, God led a small group of Christians with a vision for Christian education to found Augusta Christian School. It opened that first year with one teacher and a kindergarten class of 8 students.

After meeting for three years at Druid Park Church, the school moved to a facility on Golden Camp Road and was incorporated that same year. By 1972 there were 334 students in grades K-8.

Seeming tragedy struck when a fire devastated the facilities on Golden Camp Road. God’s faithfulness was very evident in the provision of 26 acres of property on Baston Road in Martinez.

The year 1978 was highlighted by the joyful occasion of the first graduating class of ACS. The next few years were marked with the building of the athletic complex, including the gym and football field. In 1981, Augusta Christian Schools first earned accreditation through the Georgia Accrediting Commission in 1981 and has since achieved additional accreditations with the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and Cognia (formerly SACS). As enrollment increased a high school building was constructed in 1983 with the extension the following year. In 1996 the early childhood center was converted into a beautiful Fine Arts Center and was named after one of the school’s founders, Mr. Charles B. Whitney, Sr. Our athletic facilities have continued to grow over the years and now include updated bleachers, a field house, and recently sodded football field. In 2021, we celebrated the addition of a 19,000-square-foot building that unites our campus. This space houses our administrative offices, an elementary library, and middle school classrooms, further enhancing the learning environment for our students.

God’s faithfulness has been apparent in not only providing property, but by providing quality personnel who are committed to Jesus Christ as well as to Augusta Christian School. It is the continued purpose of ACS to honor Jesus Christ, believing that an education in which Christ is central will influence the entire course of a student’s life.

The school is incorporated as an educational, non-profit organization. The corporation operates under the direction of a Board of Directors. The Board determines policy, ensures that the vision, philosophy and objectives of the school are maintained, and ensures fiscal stability. The Board is committed to a relationship with home, church, and school in the growth and development of the child.