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IMPACT: Upper School Chapels Reflect On All That God Is

“God is…”.

This is the theme of this year's Chapels, and what a wonderful way for the students to be reminded of all that God is and all that He does, on a weekly basis.  

“The hope and prayer,” said Dean of Students, Charlie Wulff, “is that our students will get to know God better based on knowing him as He is and how He also expects us to live. Each attribute gives us a picture of how God is and that attribute also informs how we live. ” 

This year's chapel speakers were chosen to help students try to understand all that God is. The list of speakers includes pastors, youth pastors from the Mount Pleasant/Charleston area, as well as ECBC staff, PCA faculty and staff, and parents. 

The student-led IMPACT team is also helping to bring the theme of the year to life. Our IMPACT team is made up of two singers, Alyssa Carper (9) and Grace Jenkins (12) as well as three musicians, Bella Davenport on drums, and Hank Sanders and Ian Marlow alternating between piano and keyboard.

This year IMPACT also has a new advisor, ECBC’s new Contemporary Worship Director Quint Schoeneberg. 

“I am excited to start a new chapter in my musical career,” said Davenport. “As well as get to help the team and bring a little rhythm to worship while having fun making music for the Lord!”

 Like Wulff, Schoeneberg has a vision for how the IMPACT team's worship integrates with the theme of “God is…” “We want to put in front of the students songs that are not merely spiritual, but ones that are doctrinally sound, or better yet doctrinally driven."

Parents are always welcome at our weekly chapels. High school and middle school students rotate each week between chapel and small groups. For a complete look at our chapel schedules, please view the link below.

East Cooper Baptist Celebrates PCA In Sunday Services

The rich heritage of Palmetto Christian Academy began with a small group of parents at East Cooper Baptist who desired for all academic disciplines to be taught with a biblical worldview. This past Sunday during both church services, PCA was recognized and celebrated for our milestone 30th anniversary, and for staying true to our foundational principles.

After our new anniversary video was shared with the congregation, PCA Headmaster, JD Zubia, and PCA Board Chairman, Dr. John Graham, thanked East Cooper Baptist for their enduring support of our ministry. They also shared our vision for the future which includes creating an endowment to provide financial assistance to any family who desires a Christian education for their child.

Throughout the services, touches of PCA could be felt as several of our choir and band students participated in the worship ministry, joining the ECBC choir and orchestra. They said it was a meaningful experience to be a part of such a special milestone in the life of the church and school.

Choir student Alyssa Carper says, "I enjoyed leading others in worship. I felt like it helped grow my experience as well as helped serve the church."

Trumpet player Kade Watson said, "Usually, I'm just playing with the band, but it was really cool playing with the whole orchestra."

Senior Pastor Buster Brown's sermon, "Live With Intention Because So Much Is At Stake!" outlined high priority issues in the life of a disciple. His message reminded us to devote ourselves to the public reading of Scripture, and to the teaching of sound doctrine.

We are thankful to have celebrated PCA Sunday with so many of our families. Today, we are sharing our 30th anniversary video, "Celebrating Our Past. Securing Our Future." We hope you enjoy!