Welcome
We hope to leave a lasting legacy
For 50 years, Downers Grove Christian School has provided our students with a Christ-centered, nurturing learning environment. We are a community of teachers, parents, and volunteers working together to create the best possible learning environment for your child.
Established in 1970 as a ministry of First Baptist Church of Downers Grove, our mission is to partner with parents to raise children up in wisdom and in faith, challenging our students academically, physically, and spiritually
Small class sizes mean that your child can receive the individualized attention that he or she needs to excel both in their academic careers alongside their personal and spiritual development. More than just a school, we are a community of teachers, parents, and volunteers that works to create the best possible learning environment for your child.
We are centrally located in the heart of downtown Downers Grove, but our student family comes from across the western suburbs, including Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Downers Grove, Lombard, Woodridge, Westmont, Darien and more. We are proud to be one of the foremost private schools in Dupage County, and we hope you will join our community.
Downers Grove Christian School
Statement of Faith
God
The Holy Scriptures
We believe that the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God, that it was written by men who were divinely and uniquely inspired and that it is without error in its original writing. It is complete, absolutely trustworthy and has supreme authority in all matters of Christian faith and conduct. 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:2, 21; John 16:12; Revelation 22:18-19
The Godhead
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory and with the same attributes and perfections.
God the Father
We believe in God the Father, perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom, measureless in power. We rejoice that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of mankind, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from the penalty of sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. John 3:35; John 5:26; John 6:46; John 10:29; Matthew 11:27
God the Son - Jesus
We believe in Jesus Christ, the eternal and only begotten Son of God. We believe that in His mortal life, He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men. Becoming a man without ceasing to be God, He lived a sinless life and accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross, a vicarious sacrifice for our sins. We believe in His bodily resurrection from the grave and that He ascended into heaven where He is now exalted on the right hand of God, interceding for us as our great high priest. We believe in His personal, imminent, physical return to earth to rapture His church, and His subsequent return with His saints to establish His Millennial Kingdom. Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 1:18-25; 1 Peter 2:24; John 3:16; Luke 24:1-53; Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
God the Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who convinces the world of sin, righteousness, and judgement. He regenerates, sanctifies, and comforts those who believe in Jesus Christ, indwelling and sealing them until the day of redemption. He is the Divine Teacher, who guides us into all truth, and by His filling He strengthens us. John 14:16; John 15:26; John 16:7-14; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 1:13-14