A PLACE FOR EVERY STUDENT WITHIN FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ATHLETICS
With a wide variety of sports offered from grades 6-12, there is a place for every student within Faith Christian School athletics. We are focused on shepherding each individual to their athletic potential. The participation in FCS athletics is about far more than physical challenges and accomplishments. It is about using the vehicle of athletics to discover one’s true identity in Jesus Christ and to be made “mature, and complete, not lacking anything”(James 1:4) as a result of these very tangible opportunities.
Athletics is one of the key components of a comprehensive Christ-Centered education at Faith Christian School. It is an opportunity to develop character that will prepare students physically, emotionally, and spiritually as part of the overall discipleship process. The purpose of this athletic program is to offer interscholastic sports which encourage our students to develop skills, responsibilities, commitment, teamwork, sportsmanship, and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle.
82% of our High School students participate in athletics
56% High School Multi-Sport Athletes
2% High School 3-Sport Athletes
60% of our Middle School students participate in athletics
35% Middle School Multi-Sport Athletes
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
—Colossians 3:2 (ESV)
ELEVATE THE GAME
Elevating the game means raising the standard and bringing integrity, passion, and purpose to everything you do in your sport. It’s a call to rise above mediocrity and approach the game with respect for its challenges and joys. When you elevate the game, you become a role model for others, showing what it means to compete with character, resilience, and sportsmanship.
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” —1 Corinthians 9:24
This verse encourages athletes to give their best effort, treating competition as a form of worship and discipline.
ELEVATE THE TEAM
Teamwork is essential, not only in sports but in every area of life. Elevating your team means lifting others up, encouraging teammates, and being selfless in pursuit of shared goals. Athletes are called to lead by example, serve others, and inspire those around them to perform at their best. By doing so, you create unity, foster trust, and celebrate success as a collective victory.
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” —Philippians 2:3-4
Elevating your team is about building others up for the greater good.
ELEVATE THE LORD
Ultimately, our efforts as athletes are not for personal recognition but for the glory of God. Elevating for His glory means that your hard work, dedication, and successes point back to Him. It’s a reminder that your strength comes from God, and every victory is an opportunity to magnify His name. This perspective transforms your athletic journey into a form of worship and witness.
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” — 1 Corinthians 10:31
This verse reinforces the call to elevate all aspects of our lives, including athletic pursuits, ultimately for God’s glory, not our own.
Athletic Director
MELISSA MCPHERSON
Melissa graduated with a B.A. in Geography at the University of New Mexico and continued her schooling at the University of Northern Colorado, earning a M.S. in Sport and Exercise Science: Sport Administration. She has a wide range of experience working in the sports industry for over 10 years. She has worked with youth athletes as well as Olympic/Paralympic and UFC athletes. She played volleyball, basketball, and ran track & field at a small Christian school in New Mexico where she also coached all three sports while in college. Her husband and their family are launching a church in East Troy in 2025, Reach Church. They raise their two daughters and son together.
