About Temple Baptist School
Temple Baptist School is a ministry of Temple Baptist Church and exists to bring glory to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Our goal is to educate students in the truth of God, edify students with the love of God, and encourage students toward service that glorifies God.
To provide the children of Christian families with the opportunity to be educated in a manner that is consistent with the Bible and that supports the home and the church. We were started in 1976 after much prayer and concern over the philosophical foundation of public-school education.
Our History
Temple Baptist School started in the early 1970s after two women who had taught Sunday School at Temple Baptist Church began to pray for a Bible-believing, Christ-centered Christian school to serve the Asheville area. In the summer of 1976, a group of local pastors met to discuss starting a school. Dr. Joe Olachea, the pastor of Temple Baptist Church, decided to start Temple Baptist School with K4 and K5 students the first year. In 1979, Mr. Don Austin joined the staff as principal of the school. School enrollment had reached 60 students and included up through the sixth grade. In 1986 the high school program was completed.
Our Philosophy of Christian Education
God holds parents responsible for the education of their children. Believing God has directed Temple Baptist Church in this ministry, dedicated faculty and staff serve parents in helping them fulfill their responsibility in child training. When the home, church, and school work together, Christian character can be developed.
Because “All things were created by Him, and for Him; and He is before all things, and by Him all things consist…” (Colossians 1:16b, 17), every area of life must be Christ-centered. Each student must understand God’s wisdom, power, judgment, and love as he views history, science, math, English, music, art, character development, and life goals. Therefore, the student truly is enabled to have knowledge with wisdom, and to understand God’s design and plan for him. Christian education is that which is based on the truth of God’s Word because in Christ “…are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3).
Our Mission and Beliefs
Mission Statement:
Educating students in the truth of God, edifying students with the love of God, and encouraging students toward service that glorifies God.
Doctrinal Statement:
We believe in the inspiration of the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments; the creation of man as a direct act of God; the incarnation and virgin birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ; His identification as the Son of God; His vicarious atonement for the sins of mankind by the shedding of His blood on the cross; the physical resurrection of His body from the tomb; His power to save men from sin; the new birth through the regeneration by the Holy Spirit; and the gift of eternal life, through faith, by the grace of God.