Discover the Heart Of SCS
What began as a vision to serve Johnston County families has grown into a thriving K4–12 school community committed to biblical truth, academic excellence, and lifelong transformational impact.
Welcome to Southside Christian School
Our Theme for 2026-27: Christ Reigns
This truth is presupposed in Colossians 1:16-17, as we exalt Christ as Savior and Lord over all. Every part of our lives including family, work, devotion, learning, and affections, is to be committed to the glory of God. Under the banner of Christ Reigns, we step forward in faith, expecting Him to lead us victoriously as we fulfill SCS’s vision of transforming lives for kingdom impact. We seek to consecrate the more than 12,000 hours of a student’s K4–12th grade education to honoring and glorifying God. Our resolve is to advance the Great Commission and the Great Commandment through Christ-centered discipleship and educational excellence.
SCS accomplishes this through our comprehensive transformative educational framework set within a Biblically driven school model prioritizing Christ’s preeminence, discipleship, servanthood, academic excellence, integrity, prayer, and outreach. We are not merely equipping our students for college and careers, but to be faithful spouses, parents, citizens, and leaders who understand their purpose and identity is found through a relationship with Jesus Christ. In unity let us seek first the kingdom of God, pursue holiness, and outdo one another with honor. Thank you for your partnership as we raise future generations of kingdom Warriors!
Zach Zebro
Head of School
The Mission and Vision Of SCS
At Southside Christian School, we partner with Christian families to foster spiritual growth, academic excellence, and lifelong character development. Rooted in biblical values, we prepare students to serve as leaders with integrity and compassion in God’s world.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
- Proverbs 9:10
Mission
Vision
Our Core Values
Absolute truth
Students will be taught that the Bible is the ultimate and final authority in all decisions. Biblical principles will be integrated into every subject for the purpose of training students to develop a biblical worldview. Students will learn how to use this worldview as a lens through which to interpret events, set goals, and gain wisdom.
Excellence
Students will be taught to pursue excellence in every aspect of their lives. Realizing that every work is to be an act of love and service to the Lord, mediocrity in attitude, work, or effort will not be accepted. This spirit of excellence will be seen in the students’ relationships, use of resources, and acts of service, thereby developing a lifelong pattern of excellence.
Servanthood
Students will be taught the importance of serving others. Just as God values all life, regardless of ethnicity, abilities, or age, so the students will learn to value all humanity as a gift from our loving heavenly Father. This attitude will be developed through learning effective and loving communication and by actively serving others.
Outreach
Students will be taught that people are created for the purpose of bringing glory and honor to God, that salvation through the blood of our risen Lord Jesus Christ is the only way to obtain eternal life, and that the message of salvation must be brought to a lost and dying world. Students will learn by example how to effectively communicate that message and to defend their faith in the world in which they live.
Integrity
Students will be taught by example how to live a consistent Christian life, both on campus and off, showing integrity in all areas of their lives.
SCS Statement Of Faith
We believe that the Bible is the only inspired, inerrant, complete, and authoritative Word of God that is sufficient for salvation and life in God. This includes only the canonized books of Genesis through Revelation and excludes all additional books or additions to the canonized Bible. (39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament) [Luke 24:44-49; Romans 15:4; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21]
We believe that other than Jesus Christ and the canonized Scriptures, no living human, writing, or document is or was divine nor able to inadvertently speak for God. [John 5:39-40; John 14:6; Hebrews 1:1-3]
We believe from the Bible that God is a tri-unity of three persons each existing separate from each other yet unified under one Godhead. He is the Creator of all things and has existed eternally without change, sovereignly controlling all things according to His purpose and will. As God, He determines all that is true and right and is in Himself all-knowing, all-powerful, all just, and all-merciful. He is a God of wrath, and He is love. He alone is holy God. [Genesis 1:1-3; Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Samuel 14:20; Psalm 119:128; Psalm 119:172; Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1-3; John 3:16; John 3:36; Acts 4:24-28; Romans 9:15-16; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Colossians 1:15-17; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 John 4:16; 1 John 5:7 {KJV}; Revelation 4:8; Revelation 15:3]
We believe from the Bible that each person was created for God’s glory, has rebelled against this purpose, is totally depraved in sin from the time of their conception, fails to live up to God’s righteous standard, and is rightfully subject to God’s just condemnation and wrath. Each person is helpless to alter this bleak eternal status and must rely completely upon the mercy of God to save his or her soul from damnation. [Genesis 6:5; Psalm 51:5; Isaiah 43:7; Isaiah 64:6; John 3:18; John 3:36; Romans 3:9-18; Romans 3:23; Romans 9:15-16; Ephesians 2:1-3]
We believe from the Bible that God graciously poured out mercy upon mankind by sending His Son Jesus Christ to live God’s requirement of righteousness. He willingly offered His life as a sufficient substitute sacrifice for the payment of people’s sin, was physically buried, was resurrected bodily from the dead, and ascended back to His Father in heaven. He will return for His church someday in the future. [Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 27:50; Matthew 27:57-61; Matthew 28:1-10; Luke 24:50-53; John 3:16-18; John 14:3; Acts 1:6-11; Romans 5:6-8; Romans 8:1-4; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; 1 Corinthians 15:20; 1 Peter 2:24-25]
We believe from the Bible that each person must repent of their rebellion and sin against God and receive Jesus Christ to save them and rule over their life. Having done this, they receive the promised Holy Spirit of God, become adopted as children of God, are counted as righteous in His sight, and their salvation is secured. [John 10:29; Acts 17:30-31; Romans 8:1-4; Romans 8:37-39; Romans 10:13-17; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:13-14; Hebrews 6:9-12; 1 Peter 1:9]
We believe from the Bible that the Holy Spirit is part of the tri-unity of God and indwells the believer to mature his or her faith and to purge the mortal flesh of its sinful impulses and habits while working to convict unbelievers of their sin and future judgment by God the Father. [John 16:7-11; Romans 8:9-11; 1 Corinthians 2:6-16; Ephesians 1:13-14; 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8]
We believe from the Bible that there is a future resurrection for all mankind. Those who have received Jesus Christ will be resurrected to eternal life and will be rewarded by him in regard to earthly service. Those who have not received Jesus Christ will be resurrected to eternal death, judged by God the Father, and sentenced to eternal damnation in the lake of fire. [Joel 3:1-16; Matthew 25:31-46; John 3:36; Acts 17:31; Acts 24:14-16; Revelation 20:11-15]
We believe from the Bible that the Church is comprised worldwide of all races, tribes, and tongues who profess faith in Jesus Christ. They live on earth to glorify God and to fulfill the mission of his Son to make disciples of Jesus of all nations. [Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:14-18; Luke 24:44-49; Revelation 7:9-10]
We believe that the term marriage has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. [Genesis 2:18–25; Ephesians 5:22-33]
We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. We also therefore believe that God’s command is that there be no sexual intimacy outside of or apart from marriage between one man and one woman. [1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Corinthians 7:2–5; Hebrews 13:4]
We believe that God wonderfully foreordained and immutably created each person as either male or female in conformity with their biological sex. These two distinct yet complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. [Genesis 1:26–27]
The SCS Statement of Faith is not exhaustive of all of our beliefs. The Bible, as the inspired and infallible Word of God, speaks with absolute authority regarding the proper conduct of mankind and is the unchanging foundation for all belief and behavior. The SCS Board of Directors holds final interpretive authority on biblical meaning and application.
Our Accreditations & Partnerships
Southside Christian School is fully accredited by ACSI and Cognia. We are proud to be affiliated with the National Honor Society, and our students compete in the NCCSA AA East Region, representing our school with excellence both in the classroom and on the field.
Why Families Choose SCS
