About
VISION
"The vision of Portersville Christian School is to graduate students with a heart for God who are prepared to serve Him in every area of life."
MISSION
"The mission of Portersville Christian School is to glorify God by preparing students to serve Jesus Christ as Lord, partnering with family and church, and instilling high spiritual, academic, social, and physical standards."
The school occupies a 12 acre campus in the Muddy Creek Township, a mile east of the borough of Portersville, on a hill overlooking the western end of Lake Arthur and Moraine State Park. Located near the Butler-Lawrence county line, the school serves approximately 250 students from five counties and 12 different school districts. We celebrated our 50th anniversary in the spring of 2014, and we pray that God blesses our school and its ministry for 50 more years of service.
Christian Character
We believe that Christianity is not a set of rules, but a relationship with Jesus Christ, and that Christian character is built through prayer and God's Word. The faculty/staff at Portersville Christian School provide positive role models of Christ-like character and faith before every student.
(I Cor. 11:1; Gal. 5:22-26; James 1:22-25)
Passion for God
In each student, we seek to develop and nurture a heart for God. Maturity involves the understanding and practice of traditional Christian spiritual disciplines, including prayer, Bible study, worship, accountability and witness.
(II Tim. 2:15; Rom. 12:1; Matt. 28:20; Mark 12:30; Col. 3:2)
Academic Excellence
Portersville Christian School approaches academics through a biblical world view. The school is focused on academically providing a strong college preparatory program as well as general education through curricular and extracurricular programs. Teachers demonstrate the importance of inquiry, investigation, discovery, study, critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and diligence in the pursuit of daily learning.
(Col. 3:23; Prov. 4:7-8)
Service
God calls us to represent him through servant leadership. The students of PCS serve one another and the surrounding community and develop an outward focus of service.
(Phil. 2:3,4; Gal 6:2)
Partnership
Faculty and staff support parents in the training and instruction of their children. The school is a partner with the church and Christian homes in developing the lives of students. The school intends to be an extension of the home and a responsive listener as well as working in a cooperative manner with churches in the evangelical community.
(Gal. 6:1; Phil. 1:3-6; Matt. 7:1-5)
History
Portersville Christian School was started in the fall of 1963. Portersville Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, under the direction of Pastor Joe Morris along with his wife Betty, founded the school to be a place where students could freely pray, talk about their faith in Christ, and worship God. The Supreme Court decision removing prayer from public schools on the grounds that it violated the separation of church and state was the catalyst for starting a school in a church basement for 26 students. For more than 60 years, the school has provided a place where students can come, learn, pray, lift up Jesus as their savior, and grow intellectually, physically and spiritually with their classmates.
Accreditation
One of the oldest, and most well established Christian schools in Western Pennsylvania, Portersville Christian School has been partnering with parents to provide a high quality, Christ-centered education to students in grades K through 12 since 1963. PCS is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA) and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) which means that it has met or exceeded standards of excellence in education and operations, and is preparing students for college admission.
Administration
Michael A. McDonald M.D.
Executive Director
BA West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia — 1985
M.D West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia-1989
Jennifer Szlembarski,
Principal
BA Monmouth College
Monmouth, Illinois - 2003
MA in School Leadership
Concordia University
Chicago, IL - 2008
ACSI Certification
Portersville Christian School does not discriminate in its employment practices or student programs on the basis of gender, race, culture, or ethnicity. As a non-profit religious educational institution, PCS hires employees and enrolls students from families that are in agreement with the school’s Statement of Faith. We welcome you to review the Statement of Faith of PCS.