Bethel Christian Academy is a K-12 Christian School serving north Newark and it surrounding communities. Our students represent various ethnic, racial and denominational backgrounds.

BCA began as, and continues to operate, as a ministry of Bethel Assembly of God . In September of 1981, BCA opened its doors with the intention of providing an alternative to a secularized, non Christ-centered education. That intent remains our guiding light.

Our program is based upon the time-tested and proven traditional approaches to instruction. Emphasis is placed upon academic basics of reading (taught by phonics), grammar, composition and vocabulary, mathematics, science, social studies and Bible. Contributing to our success is a well ordered environment with a low teacher/student ratio.

Character training is another priority at BCA. We believe that discipline, administered fairly and consistently, is an essential part of education. Our goal is to cultivate an inner self-control which produces emotionally, spiritually, and socially mature individuals. We believe and practice the Biblical directive to “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) It is just one of those “little things” that separates BCA as a place of “higher” learning.