About Us

About GCA

Gateway Christian Academy is a traditional Christian school. We are in ministry to serve parents and students who truly desire a Christian education.

We emphasize biblical values and worldview in every class and chapel, and in our standards of conduct for students and faculty members.

All students, employees, and volunteers attend a Bible-believing church every week.

Our dress code requires modesty for all students within the framework of a casual dress code.

Students, staff, and faculty are expected to live a lifestyle that honors God. Certain moral violations, as well as repeated violations of the rules in our student handbook, may result in suspension or expulsion.

While we love all children, GCA is not a reform school for students with problems that require a higher level of professional care than we can provide.

A Brief History of GCA

Gateway Christian Academy was founded in 1983 under the leadership of Pastor D. Juaken Dumas as a ministry of Parklane Baptist Church. Charles Zinn, a former executive with the May Department Stores Company, was our first principal. In the late 1980s, the school's name was changed to First Baptist Academy.

Since 1983, GCA has taken part in the education of literally hundreds of young people throughout St. Clair County, with an emphasis on students near Cahokia.

Our most exciting step of growth began in 2009, as plans were finalized for GCA and our parent ministry, Gateway Baptist Church of Greater St. Louis, to move to the O'Fallon/Shiloh area. This move will allow us to reach an even broader scope of students. We look forward to serving a new generation through the ministry of Christian education.

As of April 2011, GCA continues to strive for excellence in Christian education while awaiting the sale of our Cahokia property.

Gateway Christian Academy

A ministry of Gateway Baptist Church of Greater St. Louis