By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A 23,000 square foot expansion at St. Joseph Christian School nears completion.
Once done, St. Joseph Christian will have a new gym, new locker rooms, a vocal music room, four additional classrooms, among other improvements.
It almost didn’t happen.
Co-Superintendent, Danny Maggart, says the original plan was much less ambitious.
“We were going to build a smaller, like an elementary-size gym or a junior high size gym, with three or four rows of bleachers, a couple of classrooms, a couple of locker rooms; and it was paid for,” Maggart tells KFEQmmunity. “We had had the donations for that. We were very pleased with that. We were thankful for that.”
But Maggart says a donor met with him, urging the school to think bigger.
“Before you know it, we put a halt on our building program and our building committee got together and we basically put our dream together,” Maggart says. “Basically, if money was no object this is what we would love to have.”
So, the dream grew. Fundraising kicked off in 2023.
Soon, the dream will become reality with an opening of the expansion approaching. It also is nearly paid for. St. Joseph Christian reports it has to raise an additional $20,000 to complete the $10.16 million financing of the expansion.
Maggart says the school will keep the old gym, adjacent to the new building, creating flexibility for school activities as well as other events.
“We have a huge elementary league that we have over 60 teams in, from around the city,” Maggart says. “This particular gym will allow us to play two games at once or even three games at once as our new facility. We’ll have almost full courts going north and south that will provide for junior high games or elementary games that we could play as well.”
Maggart says the school is just thankful for the support.
“Without a doubt, the reason people have given to this is because of our statements on truth, on biblical truth, and the fact that when we’re all gone those statements are still going to be stronger than ever,” according to Maggart. “God does not change. God’s word does not change. And St. Joseph Christian School does not change.”
St. Joseph Christian has also announced a change in leadership.
Maggart has been serving as Co-Superintendent and Secondary Principal. Next school year, Maggart will become the St. Joseph Christian Principal. His co-superintendent, Rose Dunlap, will concentrate on her duties as Elementary Principal. A search is underway for a new Secondary Principal.
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