About Bayshore Christian School

Bayshore Christian School (BCS) was established in 2002 as a ministry of Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church (PCA). Bayshore is accredited through the Association of Classical Christian Schools. Bayshore graduated its first senior class in 2016. In 2024, BCS opened a separate Logic and Rhetoric campus. BCS Grammar School remains on campus of Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church.

Mission Statement

The mission of Bayshore Christian School is to graduate students with a biblical worldview who will inspire, impact, and serve their communities.

Vision Statement

The vision of Bayshore Christian School is to glorify God by equipping students to be academically and spiritually prepared for life, and able to articulate faith with clarity, courage, and compassion, lovers of “whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy”(Philippians 4:8).

Statement of Faith

Bayshore Christian School is a ministry of Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church (easternshorepca.org). Our doctrinal commitments are in accord with the Westminster Confession of Faith. We believe:

  1. The Holy Bible is the word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and without error in its original manuscripts, infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice.
  2. There is one God, who exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

  3. Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who through His perfect life and sacrificial death atoned for the sins of all who trust in Him alone for salvation.

  4. God is sovereign and ordains whatsoever comes to pass for His own glory; yet mankind remains responsible before this holy and sovereign God.

  5. Eternal life is received by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, set apart to live for God’s glory alone.

  6. King Jesus has promised to fulfill all righteousness by returning to judge mankind, assuring believers with eternal life, and unbelievers with eternal death.

The Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe. For purposes of Bayshore Christian School’s faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, the Session of Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church, in agreement with The Westminster Confession of Faith, is Bayshore Christian School’s final interpretive authority on the Bible’s meaning and application

Position Statements

Reverence

In all areas of instruction, proper respect and consideration of God’s character will be given to ensure that God’s name, character and truth are honored and respected. References to the name or attributes of God must be consistent with biblical principles and should not be silly or trite.

Gender and Sexuality

We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. We believe that God’s design for marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. Homosexual, Bisexual, Transgender, and other behavior outside of God’s design are not acceptable from BCS students and staff.

Secondary Doctrine

Secondary or divisive doctrines and issues will not be presented as primary doctrine. When secondary doctrines arise, students will be encouraged to lean on parents for guidance in these areas. We seek to promote “unity in essentials” (primary doctrine), “liberty in non-essentials” (secondary doctrine) and “in all things charity” (Christian love toward others).

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