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Sunday, September 17th marked the beginning of the 55th school year for Savannah Christian Preparatory School.
To celebrate this exciting landmark Sandy and the lunchroom ladies made delicious birthday cake for everyone to enjoy!
Savannah Christian has seen many changes throughout the years, but the overall mission of the school
has remained the same! Fifth grade students at DeRenne got to learn more about the history of the school and the
legacy left by Rev. and Mrs. Akins. They read the book “Miracles in my Life” by Bob and Georgia Hill and created a timeline
of personal history. Reading the book aloud allowed them to study how God had used Rev. and Mrs. Akins' life experiences to develop
faith in God and actively lead others to Christ. The students worked to create this timeline of the Akins'
life which reveals our school's humble beginnings, the Akins' desire to step out on faith and the fruits of their labors!
Timeline
- George Akins was born July 7, 1907
- Quit school after 5th grade to help on the farm
- Went to Savannah to get a job
- Paid 25 cents for a room (1/2 bed) per night
- Worked at Southern Cotton Oil Company for $10.00/week
- Worked at the Georgia Ice Company checking trucks of ice
- Worked at Espy Paving Company as a night watchman
- Worked at Mente Bag Company as an engraver
- July 30, 1933 George Akins became a Christian
- George attends Toccoa Falls Institute for three years
- Opens Union Rescue Mission for men
- June 9, 1938 George and Harold Deanne were married
- February 13, 1940, George, Jr., was born
- May 2, 1943 George Akins was ordained as an evangelist
- Purchased 400 acres where SCPS is now
- Bible Clubs for Savannah’s housing projects
- Summer Mission Youth Camps on present day SCPS campus
- January 1951, $10,000 was raised to begin a Christian school
- Fall of 1951, Evangelical Bible Institute for high schoolers began
- Motto, “Where the Bible Comes First”
- Tuition = $35.00/month included room and board
- Eight students were enrolled for the first semester
- In its third year, a 42 passenger bus was bought
- 1954 - Name of the school was changed to Savannah Christian School
- 1956 - grades one through eight were added
- 1972 - Mr. and Mrs. Akins retired from the Mission and school
- 1978 - Name changed to Savannah Christian Preparatory School
- Today’s Mission – Develop the whole person to the glory of God
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