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Affirm the Corporation Membership Pledge.
Your account will be invoiced for the annual Membership fee on November 15, 2023. Membership fees are non-refundable.

NOTE: At least one parent or guardian of each child attending Cary Christian School must be a member of the Corporation prior to re-enrollment for 2024-2025.

Corporation Membership | Principal Affirmations

Cary Christian School By-Laws | Article III | Foundational Principles

Section (1). Statement of Faith
Section (2). Educational Philosophy
Section (3). Organizational Philosophy

Cary Christian School By-Laws | Article IV | Corporation Membership

CCS Policy Governance Manual (PGM)

Policy 1.0 | Mission
Attachment F | Statements on Christian Values

Cary Christian School By-Laws | Article III | Foundational Principles

This Article is not amendable in whole or in part. All Corporation members, Board members, and Staff of Cary Christian School must subscribe to these foundational principles by written statement.

SECTION (1): STATEMENT OF FAITH

The following are the foundational beliefs on which Cary Christian School, Inc. is based:

We believe the Bible to be the only inerrant, authoritative Word of God. (II Timothy 3:16)
We believe that there is one God, creator of all things, who is eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Genesis 1:1; I John 5:7)
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. (John 10:30; Matthew 1:18; Hebrews 4:15; John 10:32; Romans 3:25; Matthew 28:6; Romans 8:34; Luke 21:27)
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful men, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely necessary. (John 3:3-8)
We believe that salvation is by grace through faith alone. (Ephesians 2:8)
We believe that faith without works is dead. (James 2:17)
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose power the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. (Galatians 5:16)
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost: they that are saved to the resurrection of life and they that are lost to the resurrection of condemnation. (I Thessalonians 4:16,17; II Thessalonians 1:9)
We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. (John 17:20-23)

SECTION (2): EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

The Educational approach of Cary Christian School, Inc. as defined below is fundamentally different than government operated education both in philosophy and content. Cary Christian School recognizes that an excellent education is founded upon disciplined, eager attention to learning; that this discipline rests upon the student's moral character; and that this moral character can only be developed through a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. In support of parents' God-given responsibility for educating their children, Cary Christian School seeks to:

Provide a clear model of Christian life through its staff and Board members. (Matt. 22:37-40)
Encourage every student to begin and to continue to develop a relationship with God the Father through Jesus Christ. (Matt. 28:18-20)
Teach all subjects from a biblical worldview as parts of an integrated whole with the Scripture at the center. (II Tim. 3:16-17)
Provide students with a classical education, in which grammar (the fundamental facts and rules of each subject), logic (the ordered relationship of particulars in each subject) and rhetoric (the expression in speech and writing of the ideas of a subject) are emphasized in all subject areas.
Encourage all students to develop wisdom, discernment, and a love for learning. Children will be taught how to learn for themselves and how to express what they have learned; how to think rather than simply what to think.
Provide an orderly and safe atmosphere conducive to attaining these goals.

Concerning the teaching of origins, we affirm that God created everything out of nothing and that He created it good. Christians have differed as to the age of the earth based upon the Genesis 1 account of creation. Various interpretations which affirm the inerrant character of Genesis 1 can be held by faithful Christians.

SECTION (3): ORGANIZATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

The mission of this organization is academic excellence within a biblical worldview. To carry out this mission Cary Christian School, Inc.:

Commits to operating with efficiency and excellence.
Maintains respect for the individual and insists upon graciousness in all interactions at every level of the organization.
Encourages a decentralized form of administration where decisions are made, and responsibility is taken for those decisions at the lowest possible level of the organization. This organizational principle of delegation is intended to reduce administrative overhead and empower the individuals involved in a particular process to have the primary input to improve it. (Exodus 18:13-27)
Regards parents as customers of Cary Christian School and teachers as having Board- delegated authority in the classroom.
Encourages parents to be active supporters of the educational process.
Commits to resolve disputes that arise out of or relate to its organizational documents by biblically based mediation. (Matthew 18:15-20; I Corinthians 6:1-8)

Cary Christian School By-Laws | Article IV | Corporation Membership

Corporation Board members, committee members and parents who intend to enroll a child or presently have a child in the school are required to be members of the Corporation. Membership is open to all persons according to the following criteria:

Persons eighteen years of age or older, who are in agreement with the foundational principles set forth in Article III, and who contribute the current annual membership fee are eligible for membership in the Corporation.
All persons who are eligible for membership and who desire to be members of the Corporation must make written application for membership. The board shall review all applications and accept or reject the application according to the principles set forth in this article. The annual membership fee shall be included with the application. If the application is rejected, the fee will be returned.
A sustaining membership fee shall be due at the beginning of each calendar year and will cover only the calendar year in which it is paid. Membership fees shall be used for administration and promotion of the organization and not for curriculum and other school related expenses. Failure to pay the annual fee will result in loss of membership. The annual fee will be set by the Board of Directors.
At least one parent or guardian of each child attending Cary Christian School must be a member of the Corporation.
Members of the Corporation have the privilege of voting on all matters that are presented to the membership, such as the election of Board members, constitutional changes, and budgetary and financial matters. Members receive one vote in corporate matters. Members may also be nominated for election to the Board and appointed by the Board to serve on its committees.
Revocation of membership shall occur by failure to pay dues or if an individual is no longer able to, or found not to, subscribe to the foundational principles outlined in Article III.
The Administrator and staff are non-paying, non-voting members of the Corporation and are not eligible to serve on the Board.

Cary Christian School Policy Governance Manual (PGM) | Policy 1.0 | Mission

The mission of CCS is to provide students with instruction based upon a decidedly biblical world and life view and structured to support the moral, social, physical, and spiritual development occurring in the Christian home. Academic instruction will be rigorous – designed to develop the skills for a lifetime of continued learning and presented in an orderly atmosphere. All instruction will be designed to equip all students spiritually, mentally, and physically for every good work to which the Lord calls them. (Eph. 2:10; Rom. 12:2).

Cary Christian School Policy Governance Manual (PGM) | Attachment F | Statements on Christian Values

STATEMENT 1: CCS STATEMENT ON MARRIAGE, 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. Rejection of one’s biological gender is a rejection of the image of God within that person.

We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning and that is marriage sanctioned by God which joins one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Genesis 1:18; 1 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Timothy 3:2)

We believe that God intends sexual intimacy only to occur between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (Matthew 5:27; Mark 7:21; 1 Corinthians 7:3)

We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. (1 Corinthians 6:15-18; Ephesians 5:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5)

We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including but not limited to adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexual conduct, pornography, and attempting to change one’s biological sex or otherwise acting upon any disagreement with one’s biological sex) is sinful and offensive to God. (Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 5:1-2; 1 Timothy 1:8-11)

We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of the school as a work and extension of the Body of Christ, and to provide a biblical role model to the school community, it is imperative that all persons employed by the school in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, should abide by and agree to this Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality and conduct themselves accordingly. Failure to agree to and/or comply with this statement may result in discipline up to and including termination.

We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.

We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with scripture.

STATEMENT 2: CCS STATEMENT ON THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE

We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life. (Ps. 139.)

STATEMENT 3: CCS STATEMENT OF FINAL AUTHORITY

Final Authority for Matters of Belief and Conduct: 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 Cary Christian School’s faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, our board of directors is Cary Christian School’s final interpretive authority on the Bible’s application.

Corporation Membership Types

Family (Two Voting Members) - $70 annual fee (Both parents are Christians living in the same household; two voting members; non-refundable)

Individual (One Voting Member) - $55 annual fee (Unmarried Christian, Christian married to a non-Christian spouse, individual Christian parent of a two-household family; one voting member; non-refundable)

Staff - CCS Staff, Faculty or Coach (non-paying; non-voting member)

Staff Spouse - $55 annual fee (Christian spouse of CCS Staff, Faculty or Coach; one voting member; non-refundable)

NOTE: At least one parent or guardian of each child attending Cary Christian School must be a member of the Corporation.

Corporate Membership must be completed prior to the enrollment process. There will be an automatic draft based on your decision marked below.

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