REFRESH 2023
Renewing our school to give students a solid foundation for life. Your Gift Will Be Matched!As we contemplate the years ahead, we see a growing desire for Christian education.
Staying Faithful For Nearly 50 Years
As a community, we continue the legacy started in 1974, when a handful of Christian leaders launched what is now London Christian Academy.
After several moves in our early years, we landed at our current location on Charles Street in 2003. Our building, a former Catholic elementary school, has served us well for 20 years.
Recently, the facility is revealing its age, which affects how and what we can do. To give our nearly 200 students a place conducive to learn, we are addressing some immediate upgrades for our school.
Breathing New Life Into Our School
Before June 30, 2023, we are raising $250,000 to tackle urgent needs.
To encourage the LCA community, supporters have donated $50,000 in matching funds for gifts received by June 30, 2023. That means every dollar you give will be matched, doubling your impact.
PROPOSED UPGRADES
Repairing Today to Prepare For Tomorrow
Our plan to raise $250,000 by June 2023 will address current needs, giving our infrastructure more life as we discern and plot out our long-term future. These infrastructure needs include:
Teaching Resources
Securing Chromebooks and textbooks for student learning
Security
Replacing property fencing to prevent unauthorized entry
Safety
Installing new exterior doors and security cameras to ensure safety
Air Flow
Improving ventilation to enhance air quality in the school
Indoor Climate
Upgrading the heating and cooling system to offer comfortable learning
Electrical
Adding outlets in classrooms to support technology needs.
Communication
Rebuilding our website to be more functional for families
Financial
Paying down accumulated deficits to become financially stable
Looking Towards Our Future
As we contemplate the years ahead, we see a growing desire for Christian education. In September 2022, our school welcomed 195 students—one of the largest enrolments in recent history. We started to waitlist children as some classrooms reached capacity. We hired more educational assistants to address student needs. For 2023/2024, we’re seeing significant interest from families who want their children to come to LCA.
By addressing our infrastructure needs, we are giving our building more life while we plot out our long-term future.
CONTINUING OUR MISSION
Asking For Your Support
Consider how you can continue our mission. Give today to REFRESH 2023. Your gift will offer students positive learning experiences – and teach them to follow Jesus.
Your participation will give us time to investigate longer-term options where we can be a faithful community where children will know God as their foundation for life.
To encourage the LCA community, supporters have donated $50,000 in matching funds for gifts received by June 30, 2023. That means every dollar you give will be matched, doubling your impact.
Giving Options
GIVE THROUGH
e-Transfer
You can make a gift by an electronic bank transfer. Add a note to say your donation is for “Refresh 2023″.
GIVE VIA
Canada Helps
You can donate through Canada Helps, an online giving website. Select “Refresh” as your designation.
GIVE BY
Cheque
You can mail your cheque to the school address. Include “Refresh 2023” in the memo line.
85 Charles Street
London, ON N6H 1H1
Tracking Your Progress
Your participation will give us time to investigate longer-term options where we can be a faithful community where children will know God as their foundation for life.