The Moree Christian Community School commenced in March 1984 in the hall at the Moree Baptist Church's rear. The initial enrolments were eighteen students, with the teacher in a charge being Miss Vicki Bennett. Various improvements were carried out by the Baptist church to enable the school to begin; these included improving lighting, toilets, and windows.
In April 1985, a demountable classroom was added to the school campus to cater to increased enrollment. A second teacher was also added to the staff, Miss. Narelle Lock, who later became Mrs. Narelle Marsh. It was immediately evident to the church, deacons, and School Board that additional land was required both for the church and the school's growth. Initial inquiries were made to the Moree Lands Office for the land south of the church site and these, accompanied with a request to lease the land west of the church site, proceeded.
The hand of God closed the door to the south but opened remarkably and miraculously to the purchase of the land that now accommodates the school buildings. God's hand was evident in the purchase, and even though legal proceedings held the purchase up for almost two years, God was faithful throughout and supplied the needed land at an attractive price to the church. The purchase was finalized in October 1987, but God was way ahead of us in what He was doing with His school.
Moree Christian School was established as a ministry of the Moree Baptist Church in 1984 and is a K-10 school. We take pleasure in being a small school with a big heart that offers a caring atmosphere in which excellence of learning may be achieved.
Parents consider many factors when thinking about schooling, all of which are valid considerations: transport, cost, class size, electives, etc. I believe that other weightier considerations need to be considered.
Education is more than gaining knowledge of the world around us. It is learning how to respond to and live out that knowledge. We need to prepare our children for this. Some see education as being neutral. However, I do not believe this to be the case. The education authorities require schools to incorporate morals and values into all subjects. Whose values and morals are being taught to our children? Are they absolute? Can they give our children the firm foundation and moral compass they need to navigate this life successfully?
We need to establish our children on a firm foundation that will not change the rules to suit current trends and ideas. There is only one absolute truth, and that is the truth found in the Word of God. God created us and therefore knows what we need to operate and function successfully. His Word is the manual that we can follow in order to live lives of purpose and meaning.
For this reason, all subjects are taught from a Biblical Worldview. Students are encouraged to question and understand life and knowledge through the filter of God's Word. In doing this, they learn about who God is and who they are in Christ. This is a sure foundation for teaching children to respond to and live out the knowledge they are taught at Moree Christian School. MCS is about developing healthy, positive Christian citizens with a deep sense of calling, compassion, and desire to stand against injustice. It is about empowering and equipping young people.
We are blessed to have staff passionate about their Christian faith and their jobs and who strive for excellence in all they do. We endeavor to cater to all the students who attend MCS regardless of wealth, education, and social status. Each person is a person of value and needs to be treated with integrity, respect, and dignity. It is a community that seeks to model what it teaches and understands that what it models is the most potent form of education.
