First Assembly Christian School

For the school that formerly had the same name in North Carolina, see Concord First Assembly Academy.

First Assembly Christian School
FACS
Address
Map
8650 Walnut Grove Road

Memphis
,
Tennessee
38018

United States
Coordinates35°07′39″N 89°46′36″W / 35.1275498°N 89.7765746°W / 35.1275498; -89.7765746
Information
TypePrivate Christian
MottoTraining Minds, Shaping Lives for the Savior's Glory
Established1972
Gradespre-K–12
Enrollment512[1]
Color(s)Green & Gold
NicknameCrusaders
AffiliationNon-denominational Christian
Websitewww.facsmemphis.org

First Assembly Christian school (FACS) is a private, college preparatory Christian school located in the Cordova section of Memphis, Tennessee. FACS was founded as First Assembly of God Christian School in 1972 to preserve white-only school in response to a federal court order requiring integrated schools. The school was initially located on Highland Street in Memphis before moving to Walnut Grove in Cordova.[2][3]

History

According to the historian Marcus Pohlmann, FACS was established in 1972 as part of a wave of private schools formed by white parents seeking to avoid sending their children to racially integrated public schools.[4]

Demographics

For the 2021-2022 school year, the school had 512 students in grade PK-12, of whom 6 were American Indian/Alaska Natives, 9 were Asian, 105 were Black, 38 were Hispanic, 297 were White, and 26 were of two or more races.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "First Assembly Christian School". NCES. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Peace, Sheila (February 25, 1982). "Flaws in the clause?". Memphis Press-Scimitar. p. C1. Private schools formed in Memphis after the federal court desegregation decree of 1971 include Briarcrest Baptist High School, First Assembly Christian School, Memphis Prep, Sky View Christian Academy, Whitehaven Methodist Day School and Woodland Presbyterian School
  3. ^ "Graduation Honor". Memphis Commercial Appeal. May 22, 1997. p. EM2. In commemoration of First Assembly of God Christian School's 25 years of service, one of the founders of the school, pastor Wallace Weber, was the commencement speaker at May 19 graduation ceremonies.
  4. ^ Pohlmann, Marcus D. (2008). Opportunity Lost: Race and Poverty in the Memphis City Schools. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 85. ISBN 9781572336384. OCLC 226304697.