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The
Massachusetts
Association of Christian
Schools was founded by a
group of concerned
pastors, with Christian
schools, in September of
1980. It was decided
that the general purpose
and objectives of the
association would be the
promotion,
establishment,
advancement, and
development of Christian
education in
Massachusetts.
Board Members
Paul Anderson, President
Erven Burke, Vice President
Montel Wilder, Secretary
William Krawczyk, Officer
The specific purpose
of MACS is as
follow:
a.
To encourage the
growth of Christian
educational
ministries (schools)
among Bible-believing
churches in
Massachusetts.
b.
To provide academic,
athletic, and other
wholesome
competitions among
students of member
schools.
c.
To promote good
instruction of
students of member
schools by
sponsoring
professional seminars
and educational
enrichment sessions
for teachers of
member
schools.
d.
To monitor
legislation and
promote positive
relationships between
member schools and
outside
agencies.
e.
To maintain and
promote continuous
growth of standards
for Christian
schools and Christian school
teachers.
f.
To provide a
speaker’s bureau
for educational
functions in
Massachusetts.
g.
To fulfill our
capacity as a State
chapter of the
American Association
of
Christian Schools
(A.A.C.S.).
h.
To protect our rights
to educate our
children in the home
and/or church
apart
from government
encroachment.
Statement of
Belief
We believe that the
Bible, both the old and
new testaments, was
verbally inspired of
God, and is inerrant and
is our only rule in
matters of faith and
practice. We believe in
creation (that man was
created by the direct
act of God and in the
image of God) – not
evolution. We believe
that Adam and Eve, in
yielding to the
temptation of Satan,
became fallen creatures.
We believe that all men
are born in sin. We
believe in the
incarnation, the virgin
birth, and the deity of
our Lord and Saviour,
Jesus Christ. We believe
in the vicarious and
substitutional atonement
for the sins of mankind
by the shedding of His
blood on the Cross. We
believe in the
resurrection of His body
from the tomb, His
ascension to heaven, and
that He is now our
advocate. We believe
that He is personally
coming again. We believe
in His power to save men
from sin. We believe in
the necessity of the new
birth, and that this new
birth is through the
regeneration of the Holy
Spirit. We believe that
salvation is by grace
through faith (plus
nothing, minus nothing)
in the atoning blood of
our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ.
We believe that this
statement of faith is
basic for Christian
fellowship and that all
born-again men and women
who sincerely accept it
are separated from the
world of apostasy and
sin can, and should,
live together in peace,
and that it is their
Christian duty to
promote harmony among
the believers.
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