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Community Christian School and KCMI Radio
Our missions focus for April is on two local Christian outreaches: Community Christian School and KCMI. Both of these organizations have been in our community for many years and have influenced many of our lives. One simple way you can help either of these missions is by saving Main Street Market receipts and take them to their offices. Co-op gives a donation for the money spent.
Community Christian School was founded in 1988 when a group of parents felt a school with a Bible-based curriculum was needed in the Scottsbluff area. They came together to purchase the former Bryant Elementary School located on 511 W 14th Street in Scottsbluff. CCS is located in the same building today.
“At Community Christian, we genuinely love every student that walks through our doors. We are a family that takes time to build strong relationships, nurturing our students from the inside out. With an average class size of 14 students, our staff is able to personally connect with each child and develop their social and emotional well-being, while also differentiating instruction for a variety of learners. Our focus is Biblical truth, ministering to individuals through daily Bible class, prayer throughout our day, service projects, and weekly chapels that include inviting area youth leaders to share God’s Word. At CCS, we educate our students in all core academic areas. We strive to not only prepare our students for their next step in education, but allow them to discover their God-given purpose in order to impact others for eternity.”
The mission statement for CCS is “Encouraging students to learn and apply God’s truth, while promoting academic excellence in a Christian environment.”
The Community Christian School Board meets on the third Monday of each month. They are looking for new school board members. Would you be willing to serve? There are some changes coming next year. Mike Clement has acquired some playground equipment which will be put in this summer. A STEM class and Lego League will be added. There will be a new language and spelling curriculum, and the social studies curriculum will be updated.
Many of our young children attend classes or are in child care at CCS. Marci Thomalla manages the cafeteria each day, and Ernie Griffiths serves as parttime administrator. Please pray for Community Christian School as they finish this school year, prepare for next year, and strive to point others to You. If you would like to volunteer or learn more about CCS, contact them at 308-632-2230 or e-mail at office@ccsneb.com
Our second focus this month is on CMI (Christian Media Incorporated) which is located at 209 E 15th Street in Scottsbluff, NE. At that location you will find KCMI, a 100,000 watt radio station, and the Cross Reference Library.
In October, 1977, Christian Media Incorporated was formed with the purpose of disseminating the Christian message to the public by electronic media. KCMI went on-air on March 2, 1981, and has just celebrated its forty-first birthday. Partnering with the local Christian community to reach the area with the gospel of Christ and to build up the body of Christ is what KCMI is all about.
Our own pastors, Pastor Jeff Banks and Pastor Jake Roberts, participate in some of the local programs including “Ask the Pastor” and “Prayer for the Nation.” Russ Garrett, an elder at MBC, is KCMI’s General Manager and also host of the popular program the “Coffee Break.” Gary Almquist is the Director of Sales and is host of another popular program that is aired on Sunday mornings. It is “Hymntime Country Style” and has been a part of many of our lives for many years. Hadassah Grubbs, one of our college age young adults, works with Cross Reference Library. This library has several thousand titles. A recent facelift of the area has given additional shelving for books, audio, and DVDs. Be sure to stop in to check out material and enjoy the new contemporary look.
Other programs on KCMI, Hope Radio, are Wyo-Braska Worships, Christian Community Calendar and local worship services. Not only is Hope Radio bringing the gospel and Christian broadcasting to our area, but also it is available around the world through a streaming signal. Hope Radio is on Allo T. V. Channel 957 also.
Praises in a recent newsletter included that the FCC approved CMI’s license for another 8 years. Another is that over 10,000+ visits to the website are occurring each month. Local businesses and churches are displaying Hope Radio’s program guides which is a blessing.
Prayer requests include more opportunities to reach people with the Gospel of Christ, additional supporters and advertisers, and finances to replace the tube transmitter which is over 30 years old with a new solid state transmitter and also to be able to replace the antenna.
If you see Russ, Gary or Hattie at church, be sure to tell them thank you for serving the Lord at our partner mission, KCMI. Office hours at the CMI building are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. You can reach them at 308-632-5264 or at www.kcmifm.com or info@kcmifm.com
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