Our History
Bethany Christian Academy started as an idea in 1979 when fifteen families, including Professor Timothy Gyuse and his wife, Elizabeth met to discuss the possibility of starting a private Christian boarding secondary school in Jos.
This idea was motivated by the continued falling standards in the academic, moral spiritual spheres in many private and public schools in Nigeria. The desire was to set up an Prof. & Prof. (Mrs.) Gyuse alternative to these falling standards for children of missionaries generally and those of the Great Commission Movement and their associates in particular. At the first meeting, the talk was centered on the inspection of possible sites. However, the idea fizzled out as the participants went their different ways.
In retrospect, the Great Commission Movement of Nigeria (GCMN) had a 16 acre piece of land in Barkin Ladi. This land which “This idea was motivated by the continued falling standards in the academic, moral spiritual spheres in many private and public schools in Nigeria’ had been acquired by the then National Director Rev. Yemi Ladipo, was intended to be used to establish a Christian Conference centre, But this dream could not materialize for lack of funds.
In 1982, Professor Gyuse assumed office as the National Director of GCMN and inherited this parcel of land from his predecessor. By 1985, Professor Gyuse, through God’s leading, came up with the idea of using the acquired land to establish a combination of a Christian school and a conference centre. In this way, the dual purposes of having a school for children of GCMN staff and hosting conference for staff and their families would be achieved. And more so, as the population of GCMN staff kept growing overtime.
While the planning was still in progress, in 1991, there was the unique opportunity to increase the initial 16 acres to 58 acres at a modest cost. Following this development, a group of committed Christian businessmen and executives was constituted into a development committee to execute the plan of establishing Bethany Christian Academy. This committee was later reconstituted to become the first Board of Reference of the school. It was chaired by Mr. Minso Gadzama.
The first set of students of the school commenced on September 5, 1992. They were temporarily accommodated in the premises of the proprietor along Bauchi Ring Road in Jos. With the completion of some structures at the permanent site in Barkin Ladi, the school formally moved on September 8, 1995. This vision, thus, became a reality.
The school held its first graduation ceremony on July 1st, 1998. It was an occasion filled with tears of joy and reminiscences of God’s sustaining grace and the fulfillment of an idea that started as a dream.
The year 2002 marked the tenth anniversary of Bethany Christian Academy. The celebration to commemorate the anniversary was absolutely superb. However, amidst the joys of shared hugs, laughter, feasting and general jubilation, the question on many minds was “which way forward”. Today (2010) Bethany Christian Academy is eighteen years old and she is still marching on to keep alive the idea that started as a mere dream.
To create an excellent academic environment which aims at producing present and future godly leaders who will positively influence their generation.
To provide wholistic development of students through:-
Excellent teaching and learning facilities for sound minds and intellectual development. Moral and Spiritual training.
The purpose of establishing Bethany Christian Academy is to provide a quality Christian secondary school education for the children of staff of GCMN and interested others. This provision is the alternative to the decay that characterizes the educational system in Nigeria in recent times. The students receive their education in a conducive atmosphere under mature, effective, efficient and caring staff. And of course, parents have assurance of the security of the physical and moral well-being of their children.
Academic excellence forms the backbone of Bethany Christian Academy. The strong credits to guarantee their educational pursuits anywhere in the world. Prof. Gyuse stated in an address titled "The future of our children", that "high academic achievements are desirable, but we want graduates from BCA who will be educated to the extent that even without more formal education, they will keep learning all their lives because they have acquired a thirst for learning. Therefore, the mission of BCA is to create the enabling environment that makes students thirst for learning... real positive learning.
The vision - mission statement of BCA is geared towards ensuring spiritual growth by creating the opportunity for an encouragement to youths to be committed Christians and positively impact on the future generation.
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