Private, Christian, College-Preparatory school in North Carolina
Word of God Christian Academy is a private , Christian , coeducational , primary and secondary day school located in Raleigh , North Carolina , United States . Also known as Word of God , the school was founded in 1993.
In 2015, a North Carolina think tank found that Word of God received $180,600 in public funds through the state's voucher program for lower-income students, the most of any private school.[ 1]
History
Along with Word of God Fellowship Church and the affiliated daycare center, the academy was founded by Bishop Frank Summerfield, who died in 2017.[ 2]
In 2006, the NCAA refused to accept diplomas from Word of God as part of an effort to crack down on diploma mills .[ 3]
During the school's 2022–23 years, the basketball program joined the Our Saviour Lutheran School in New York City and Hillcrest Prep Academy in Phoenix , Arizona as a part of Overtime Elite alongside the program's own YNG Dreamerz, Cold Hearts, and City Reapers teams.
Notable alumni
References
^ Porter, Jane (February 23, 2015). "Raleigh Christian school gets the most public money through school voucher program" . INDY Week . Retrieved March 2, 2019 .
^ "Prominent Southeast Raleigh pastor and church founder dies at 67" . newsobserver . Retrieved March 2, 2019 .
^ Thamel, Pete (July 6, 2006). "COLLEGES; N.C.A.A. Schools' List Stirs More Controversy" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 2, 2019 .
^ "Rawle Alkins" . Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved April 20, 2020 .
^ a b c Allen, Scott (January 27, 2015). "Maryland's Dez Wells considers former high school teammate John Wall a big brother" . Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ "Jayden Quaintance - Word Of God Christian Academy - Center" . www.on3.com .
^ "No.13-ranked basketball prospect Isaiah Todd signs with G League" . ESPN.com . Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ Warren leaving Word of God - HighSchoolOT.com . Retrieved Aug 24, 2020.
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