About Our School

At Tennessee Avenue Christian Academy, we believe that all students are unique individuals who need a secure and stimulating atmosphere in which to grow and mature spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, and socially. It is the goal of TACA faculty and staff members to help students meet their fullest potential by providing a learning environment that adheres to this premise while fostering a love and respect for themselves, others, our Lord, Jesus Christ, and the Word of God.

Principal’s Welcome

At Tennessee Avenue Christian Academy, we believe in the transformative power of education rooted in Christian values.

Our mission is to provide a holistic educational experience that prepares students for success in life and faith. Join us as we cultivate a supportive community where every student can flourish academically and spiritually.

Mission

TACA has the vision and responsibility to participate in a child’s total educational experience, whose primary focus is a Christ-centered approach to learning through a Biblically-integrated curriculum and an endeavor toward academic excellence, to be enriched by service to others, including community outreach ministry opportunities, and most importantly, growing in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

These are the guiding foundations of the educational experience at TACA. The result is to prepare a young person to assume their role in the body of Christ, the church, and society.

Core Values & Expectations

The Lord has provided the ministry of Tennessee Avenue Christian Academy with the opportunity for Christian education. As we carry out our mission, we seek to uphold these foundational values:

HONOR GOD IN

ALL WE DO

It is our desire to serve and honor Christ in all that we do, no matter the size of the task given to us. Along with this privilege, comes the responsibility to prayerfully seek his wisdom, spread his love, and give him the glory for the results.

– 1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:23

INTEGRITY

We take pride in everything that is fair, honest, and knowledgeable and strive to build trust in every situation, but especially when working with each other, students, parents, families, and the community so that through our ministry we may bring them to a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.

– Philippians 4:8

TEAMWORK

It is our desire to cooperate and work in harmony with one another for the common good of the school, students, and families we serve. This is our responsibility and is essential to achieving the mission of the school and to successfully minister to students and families in the name of Jesus Christ.

– Romans 8:28;

1 Corinthians 3:8

ACCOUNTABILITY

As a faculty, we strive to complete and satisfy all commitments and assignments with excellence and take personal responsibility to be held accountable for our employment obligations, words, and actions, on and off the TACA campus, that they may be that of excellent moral testimony.

– Hebrews 13:1; Matthew 18

LOVE

We strive to show the love and the joy of the Lord while serving Him. It is important to keep things in perspective and to trust God and His timing. We want to be aware of things that steal our joy, and learn to cultivate a loving, joyful spirit. We want our school to be a fun place to learn and work, a place where we enjoy each other’s company, and make a difference in the lives of each other and the students we teach. We desire to develop the type of successful and loving relationships that bond our faculty and students in the love and joy of Jesus Christ.

– 1 Corinthians 13:4-8;

Luke 10:27

Faculty & Staff

Our dedicated faculty is committed to providing high-quality education while instilling Christian values in our students. Each member of our team plays a vital role in shaping the future of our students.

Administrative Staff

Mrs. Cindy Beal

Academy Administrator

"Teaching isn't just a job to me. It's a calling, and I am so honored to be a part of the TACA family."

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Ms Melinda Widener

Principal

Every child in my class is so unique and amazing. I am truly blessed to get to teach them.

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Mrs. Angie Williams

Director of Student Accounts

"The best part of my day is seeing these kids smile when they know they've done well."

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Pre-K & Elementary School

Mrs. Tereasa Thomas

Pre-K4 Teacher

"Teaching isn't just a job to me. It's a calling, and I am so honored to be a part of the TACA family."

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Mrs. Amy Ward

Kindergarten Teacher

Every child in my class is so unique and amazing. I am truly blessed to get to teach them.

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Mrs. Angie Williams

First & Second Grade Teacher

"The best part of my day is seeing these kids smile when they know they've done well."

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Mrs. Hollie Ryan

Third Grade Teacher

"Teaching isn't just a job to me. It's a calling, and I am so honored to be a part of the TACA family."

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Ms. Heather Allen

Fourth-Eighth Grade Teacher

Every child in my class is so unique and amazing. I am truly blessed to get to teach them.

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Mrs. Jill Hutchins

Fourth – Sixth Grade Teacher

"The best part of my day is seeing these kids smile when they know they've done well."

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Middle & High School

Mr. Stuart Sutherland

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"Teaching isn't just a job to me. It's a calling, and I am so honored to be a part of the TACA family."

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Mr. Donald Bowes

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Every child in my class is so unique and amazing. I am truly blessed to get to teach them.

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Mr. Kent Peters

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"The best part of my day is seeing these kids smile when they know they've done well."

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K - 12 Teachers

Mrs. Kathryn Benton

Art & Spanish Teacher

"Teaching isn't just a job to me. It's a calling, and I am so honored to be a part of the TACA family."

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Mr. Joey Cole

Band Teacher

Every child in my class is so unique and amazing. I am truly blessed to get to teach them.

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Mrs. Cindy Ryan

Librarian

"The best part of my day is seeing these kids smile when they know they've done well."

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Mrs. Samantha Tuzzolino

Physical Education Teacher

"Teaching isn't just a job to me. It's a calling, and I am so honored to be a part of the TACA family."

Ms. Beth Williams

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Every child in my class is so unique and amazing. I am truly blessed to get to teach them.

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Coaching & Support

Ms. Michele Steadman

Athletic Director

"Teaching isn't just a job to me. It's a calling, and I am so honored to be a part of the TACA family."

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Mr. Travis Williams

Role?

Every child in my class is so unique and amazing. I am truly blessed to get to teach them.

Mrs. Monica Dixon

Role?

"The best part of my day is seeing these kids smile when they know they've done well."

Mrs. Jennifer Harkleroad

Cafeteria Manager

"Teaching isn't just a job to me. It's a calling, and I am so honored to be a part of the TACA family."

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Mr. Benny James

Maintenance

Every child in my class is so unique and amazing. I am truly blessed to get to teach them.

Mr. Randy Wheeler

Housekeeping

"The best part of my day is seeing these kids smile when they know they've done well."

Pre-K & Elementary School

Statement of Doctorine

The foundation of Tennessee Avenue Christian Academy is the infallible Word of God, found in both the Old and New Testaments. TACA holds to the sovereignty of God, revealed in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. We submit unconditionally to the authority of the Holy Scriptures; thereby, we recognize Scripture to the highest and final standard for Christian education and for all matters of life. On this basis, we subscribe to the following articles of faith:

We believe in the plenary, verbal, inerrant inspiration of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments. (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21)
We believe the Creation of man was by the direct act of God. (Genesis 2:17)
We believe that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God. (Romans 5:8; 1 Peter 2:24, 3:18)
We believe in the bodily resurrection of our Lord the third day, according to the Scriptures. (Matthew 28:6; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 20)
We believe that He, only, is the great High Priest and we need not the intercessions of any man, but that Christ forever lives to make intercession for us. (1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:24-26)
We believe in the pretribulation, before the seven-year tribulation period begins on earth, pre-millennial, before the 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth, and the return of our Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
We believe that man is saved by the grace of God and kept by the power of God. (Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:3-5)
We believe that every truly born again soul should declare his faith by the act of baptism. (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38-42; Acts 8:36-39)
We believe that God has commanded that no intimate activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are sinful perversions of God’s gift of sex (Genesis 2:24, 19:5, 13; 26:8-9; Leviticus 18:1-30; Romans 1:26-29; 1 Corinthians 5:1; 6:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Hebrews 14:4).
We believe God created male and female, and that marriage is between a man and a woman only in a Biblical and spiritual state of marriage.
- We believe that men and women are spiritually equal in position before God but that God has ordained distinct and separate functions for men and women in the home and the church. Because God created men and women different physically and for different roles, we consider transgenderism to be in opposition to God’s design (Galatians 3:28, Colossians 3:18-19, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:18-25).
- We do not honor the state approved partnership of homosexual, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender marriage.
- Because of our religious freedom and belief of the Holy Scripture, anyone living in a non-Biblical standard as defined by TABC will not be eligible for employment. This includes homosexual, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender marriages as well as a man and a woman cohabitating together in an unbiblical fashion.