Providence School of Jacksonville is a private , college preparatory Christian school in Jacksonville, Florida , U.S. It has a preschool , a lower school , a middle school , and a high school , and enrolls about 1,200 students a year. The school is affiliated with the New Life Christian Fellowship, a non-denominational church in Jacksonville, and opened in 1997.
4-604: Providence School was founded by New Life Christian Fellowship, a non-denominational Christian church in Jacksonville 's Southside . The church moved to establish the school when a word of the Lord was given to their. "You are to start a school, that will be high in academics, strong in Biblical teaching, and teach social graces. You are to have excellence in all areas and it is to be up and running in two years." Shortly after,
8-411: A religious denomination . Religious people of a non-denominational persuasion tend to be more open-minded in their views on various religious matters and rulings. Some converts towards non-denominational strains of thought have been influenced by disputes over traditional teachings in the previous institutions they attended. Nondenominationalism has also been used as a tool for introducing neutrality into
12-478: The school broke ground. Providence opened for class in the fall of 1997 (less than two years later), and saw its enrollment numbers fill quickly, leading to further plans to accommodate growth. Providence School prepares its students to be boldly Christian and unquestionably academic servant leaders who change the world. Providence is well known for its talent in athletics and has a wide variety of sports for students at all levels. Some for men include: For women,
16-469: The sports include: Non-denominational A non-denominational person or organization is one that does not follow (or is not restricted to) any particular or specific religious denomination . The term has been used in the context of various faiths, including Jainism , Baháʼí Faith , Zoroastrianism , Unitarian Universalism , Neo-Paganism , Christianity , Islam , Judaism , Hinduism , Buddhism and Wicca . It stands in contrast with
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