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In Pursuit of Wisdom

Grace Christian Academy

How to Give

You can make a gift by cash, check, credit card, or through the transfer of stock and securities. Some companies also provide corporate matching opportunities.

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Grace Christian Academy
2449 Waldron Road
Kankakee, Illinois 60901​

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Academics

At GCA, our core belief of pursuing Biblical wisdom inspires us to engage in academic pursuits with curiosity, humility, and excellence.
 
Funding goals:
Expansion of  Programs – Enhance opportunities and resources for our academic disciplines.

Professional Development – Provide faculty growth opportunities to advance student learning. 

​Enhancement of Science Program – Train up the next generation of scientific thinkers the resources needed for labs, hands-on-activities, problem based learning.

Arts & Music

We prepare students to offer their artistry to a world that longs for beauty, hope, and redemption with the desire that they will use their God-given talents and abilities to reclaim the arts for Christ.

Funding goals:
Expansion of Art Program: GCA is pleased to bring back Art to our campus and the opportunity for our students to explore their God given creativity.

Bringing back Musicals and Plays to GCA: With the complete renovation of our stage and the new leadership in our choir/general music department, we are excited to welcome back musicals and plays to GCA. 

Enhancement of our Fine Arts Programs:  Our Band, Orchestra, and Choral program are always on the lookout for resources that provide further opportunities for our students. Whether that is music, instruments, or venues, the GCA fine arts is growing.

Athletics

The goal of our athletic department is to utilize competition to instill Godly values, life skills, tenacity & grit, and a respect for others that go beyond the game.

Funding goals:
Gymnasium Enhancements: Wall sound treatments, Updated scoreboards, Gym floor resurfaced, Bay window from high school hallway that looks into gym

Updated equipment: Equip the athletic department with the equipment they need. For example: Backboard padding, New "L" screen, Batting cage, New practice soccer goals,  Backdrop screen,
Batting practice batters box mats
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​Athletic Field Enhancements: Irrigation system, Dugout improvements, Long-term Storage solutions, New bleachers for all fields, Driving/walk path from parking lot to fields, Pavilion / restrooms / concession stand / plumbing 

 

Endowment: Leave a Legacy

The Gift that Keeps on Giving:  Make a gift that will continue to impact lives for years to come through the GCA Endowment.
Grace is excited to offer the ability to process planned and estate gifts. We need your support to establish a strong foundation that will support students for generations to come.

Planned estate gifts to GCA can provide not only for the Academy’s goal of transforming every student entrusted to us now but also for the generations to come. Over time, a strategically planned estate gift will benefit the giver, the giver’s heirs, and the Academy.

Popular planning techniques include:
  • Wills
  • Trusts
  • Life Insurance
  • IRAs
  • Annuities

If you have not made plans to include GCA  in your estate plan but would like information on how to do so, please contact Julie Betz at (815)939-4579 ext 235 or jbetz@gracecrusaders.org.

Fund-A-Projects

Student Lockers
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Classroom Lighting

JH/HS Bathroom Remodel

Athletic Fields Irrigation​

Science Lab Renovation​

Locker Room Renovation​

Facility and Classroom Improvements | Completed Projects

Thank you so much for your donations to GCA. With your help, here are some of the Projects we have already completed.
  • ​Upgrade Computer Lab
  • Install Security Telephones in Classrooms
  • Install Security Cameras
  • Install New Bleachers
  • Install New Carpet on the 1st Floor
  • Remodel School/Church Kitchen
  • Replace and Update Roof
  • Install Secure Front Entry
  • Paint Offices​
  • Paint Gym and 1st Floor Hallways
  • Display GCA Mission Statement and New Logo in the Front Entry
  • ​Paint 2nd Floor Hallway
  • Paint Cafeteria
  • Resurfaced and Repainted Parking Lot
  • White Boards Installed in Every Classroom
  • School Wide WIFI and Security Management
  • Increased Technology in All Classrooms
  • (Chrome books, Projectors, Mimeo Devices)​
  • New LED Signage in by Waldron Rd.​
  • New LED Scoreboards in the Gym
  • Paint and Seal Cafeteria Floor
  • Replace Windows​
  • Curtain for the Stage​​
  • Dugouts repaired for softball IE. new roofs
  • Warning track on inside and outside if both fences. 
  • One semi load of proper infield mix for both fields
  • Permanent fence
  • Outfield leveled
  • New soccer goals
  • Soccer field leveled
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Grace Christian Academy
2499 Waldron Rd. Kankakee, Il 60901
(815) 939-4579
Consider supporting the educational ministries of GCA with a monthly donation.

A ministry of Grace Baptist Church
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Private, Christian Education in Kankakee County
Grace Christian Academy admits students of any race, color, nationality, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to GCA students. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of our educational policies, admissions procedures, tuition assistance awards, athletic and other school administered programs. We do, however, reserve the right to deny admission to any individual who cannot benefit from enrollment based on past academic achievement, disqualifying disability, or whose personal life-style is not in harmony with the stated philosophy and purpose of Grace Christian Academy.