School History

During Fall and Winter '95/96, the Lord put the need for fully Christian education upon the hearts of several Starkville area parents.  Initially, it appeared that home-schooling was the preferred method since God assigns responsibility for children's primary care-giving to parents.  But parents are not to be God's only caregivers.  The Holy Spirit gifts others who share the parents' worldview, and skilled in developing children's characters and teaching them language skills, factoring, and in developing exploring and inquiring minds.  Parents should seek out these gifted and skilled communicators to assist in the nurture and training of the parents' children.  The extent of government in children's lives should be minimal.  But how could parents obtain these resources?  After much prayer and seeking God’s guidance, and in response to God's clear call to Randall S. "Randy" Witbeck and his wife Lynn, it was concluded God was indeed leading them to establish a thoroughly biblical Christian school.  Accordingly, Randy and Lynn, and her pastor father Robert G. "Bob" Sweet incorporated Starkville Christian School as a not-for-profit Mississippi corporation.  The first school year commenced in August 1996 with nine boys in grades 1-6 and a two-teacher faculty in facilities provided rent free by the Wesley Community Church of the Nazarene.  In January 1997, a K-4/5 class was added.  The 1996/97 school year ended with an enrollment of 17 and three teachers.

In August 1998, the School dedicated its new 10,000 sq. ft. building at 303 Lynn Lane.  In November 2004, a second building that includes a gym, cafeteria, and 10 classrooms was added.  In May 2016, an additional five acres were purchased for future growth.  God’s very visible provision of the School’s facilities, equipment and furnishings is most impressive.  Less visible, but far more impressive is His provision of godly and well-qualified teachers, a Principal/Administrator, an Assistant Principal, Board members, and parents, who in response to their sense of God’s guidance, entrust their precious children to our care.  Surely, Starkville Christian School’s future will bring God even greater glory than its glorious past.