God has made it abundantly clear: we are moving Forward in Faith!
In 1971, God laid the foundation for Coastal Christian School. Many were skeptical about the building of a Christian school in the Pismo Beach area, but the Lord had a plan…
Reaching the Horizon
What seemed like the impossible just a few years ago is now a reality. We are all-systems-go for building an incredible multi-purpose center complete with:
- Full-size Gymnasium
- 13+ New Classrooms
- Stage for Chapels and Events
- State-of-the-art Sound System
- Decked-out Science Lab
- Performing Arts Classroom
- Expanded Office Space
When Will It be Completed?
If all goes as planned, construction of the new multi-purpose center will be completed by the fall of 2025!
What’s the Forward in Faith campaign donation goal?
While the “proverbial goalposts” keep changing due to the current economy roller-coaster, our goal is $16 million.
How far along are we?
$10 million has been committed to our capital campaign—Praise the Lord! We need your help to reach our goal. And if you donate now, your gift will be matched by a very generous donor.
We are waiting on just a couple more permits, and then we can break ground!
A Bit of CCS History...
Foundations
Coastal Christian School was founded in 1971 as the Central Coast Christian Academy by parents who desired a Christian education for their children. The school opened with an enrollment of 39 students in grades K-6. In January, 1972, grades 7 and 8 were added, and a high school program was added in 1978. The name of the school was eventually changed to Coastal Christian School in 1986 to reflect its multi-church sponsorship.
CCS opens its doors in 1971
Expansion
It became obvious early on that God had a grand vision for our school when, in 1977, a local developer named Reuben Kvidt donated roughly 27 acres of prime Pismo Beach land to CCS. After nearly 40 years of prayer, persistence, and overcoming hurdles, we broke ground with the building of our new facility in 2013. Construction of this first phase was completed in September 2014, and Coastal Christian School relocated to its current location on Oak Park Boulevard in Pismo Beach.
Hopeful for the new campus
Forward in Faith
Moving forward in faith, we are beyond excited about the next phase of what we believe is God’s plan for CCS: a multipurpose gymnasium, amphitheater, expanded technology program, and fine arts program.
“’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’”
– Jeremiah 29:11 –
2023 Dinner & Auction
FUndraiser Recap
What a Night!
Thank you all so much for a wonderful night of celebrating God’s goodness, sweet fellowship, and generous bidding.
The impact you have on the students at CCS is real, and the stories of the Lord’s hand in the lives of our youth continue to be told. We cannot thank you enough for supporting this school.
Together, we raised…
…factoring in (1 + 1) x 2
(our double-matching gift)…
…drum roll, please…
$455,000!
Specifically for our teachers, your kindness along with the wonderful matching gift for our “Time for Teachers” campaign totaled:
$40,000!
Praise the Lord for His goodness, and for your faithful support.
GraTitUde
I want to thank everyone who gave of their time and/or resources to bless our efforts to build our multipurpose gymnasium and classroom center. One of the highlights for me was the worship led by 11th grade students, which helped keep the focus on the reason CCS exists.
Please keep praying for our permits to be approved and for the rest of the funds needed to complete this facility.
To God be the glory for the great things He has done!
Abundant Blessings,
Tom Olmstead
Head of School
Coastal Christian School
A “THANK YOU” FROM OUR STUDENTS
We asked the students who shared in this year’s “Student Stories” what they’d say to those who donate their time, talent, and treasure to CCS.
This is what they said…
VIDEOS FROM THE FUNDRAISER
Student Stories
In case you wanted to watch it again (or see it for the first time). Powerful stories of transformation in the lives of some of our precious students.
Countdown Video
This was our countdown into the main event. It really gets popping about 38 seconds in. This was such a fun and inspiring video to make. Enjoy!
2022 Dinner & Auction
FUndraiser / Auction Recap
God Delivers (Again)
What a wonderful night. God truly blessed our time together with genuine fun, worship, laughter, exciting bidding, generous hearts, and beautiful stories of transformation from our students.
God added the exclamation point with His faithfulness as He gave us above and beyond our goal of $100,000.
1+1=4? For those of you who attended, you know what that means…
Monies Raised
$120,000
Matched
(up to $100,000)
+$100,000
Double-matched
(Bolthouse Foundation Matching Gift)
$220,000 + $220,000
TOTAL MONIES RAISED/MATCHED
$440,000
Praise the Lord!
GraTitUde
I want to thank everyone who gave of their time and/or resources to bless our efforts to build our multipurpose gymnasium and classroom center. One of the highlights for me was the worship led by 11th grade students, which helped keep the focus on the reason CCS exists.
Please keep praying for our permits to be approved and for the rest of the funds needed to complete this facility.
To God be the glory for the great things He has done!
Abundant Blessings,
Tom Olmstead
Head of School
Coastal Christian School
A “THANK YOU” FROM OUR STUDENTS
We asked some of our students what they would say to those who pray for, serve, and donate to Coastal Christian School. This was their response…
VIDEOS FROM THE FUNDRAISER
Countdown – This Is Coastal Christian
The first video shared at the fundraiser
To kick off the fundraiser, we asked ourselves: “what if we made a ‘living’ countdown instead of the usual numbers-on-a-screen?” This was the result.
Student Stories
The second video shared at the fundraiser.
God’s story in the lives of students at CCS. Praise the Lord for His patience, faithfulness, and compassion. His boundless love for our students is powerfully evident every single day!
What a Wonderful Celebration!
Saturday morning was a blast and a ton of fun, and then Saturday evening was powerful and moving as we celebrated our 50th anniversary. Thank you to all who attended the events and supported us as we praised God for His many, many blessings. We are so excited to see what He has in store for us tomorrow.
Capturing the Moment
Here are the videos from the evening program, in case you missed them or want to see them again.
Donations from the Gala
At the conclusion of the evening, we were blessed with overall donations of $970,000. Once matched, our donation total will reach:
$1,940,000
REGISTRATION FOR DINNER AND PROGRAM IS CLOSED.
PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY MORNING FOR OUR FREE CAMPUS EXPERIENCE!
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