THE MISSION OF
RIVERTREE ACADEMY
Our Mission
Rivertree Academy educates under-resourced students to live life well: following Jesus, thriving academically, and transforming their communities.
Our Vision
Ending the cycle of poverty in every family we serve by educating students from Como to learn well, love well, work well, and lead well.
OUR VALUES
Following Jesus. Listening to and obeying the voice of God. Prayerfully submitting all decisions to Him. Planning strategically and wisely, while being willing to take steps of faith when we sense God calling us to do so.
Doing our best in everything. Being willing to move more slowly, spend more, or do less in order to do everything well.
Servant leadership. Greatness of mind-- that elevation or dignity of soul, which encounters danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, which raises the possessor above revenge, and makes him delight in acts of benevolence, which makes him disdain injustice and meanness, and prompts him to sacrifice personal ease, interest and safety for the accomplishment of useful and noble objects.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
THE BIBLE
The Bible is God’s Word. It contains truth without any mixture of error. We accept its authority over every area of our lives. Through it we come to know God as revealed in the person ofJesus Christ. There are some things in the Bible that we may not fully understand, but as we study we can always learn more.
GOD
God is the creator of all things. He is perfect, eternal, self-existent, all knowing, all powerful, and present everywhere. He is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He has revealed Himself finally through Jesus the Messiah, Who was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross as the full payment for the sins of all who believe, rose from the dead, and is coming again in glory.
MAN
Man was created by God for the purpose of serving Him and enjoying fellowship with Him forever. Given the freedom to choose good or evil, our first parents, Adam and Eve, chose evil with the result that suffering and death have passed to every generation in history. All of us demonstrate the effects of this sin in that from our earliest opportunity each of us chooses to disobey God. The consequence is guilt and eternal death.
SALVATION
Despite our sin, God loved us so much that He gave His only Son to provide a sacrifice that would remove the guilt of everyone who trusts in Jesus. Salvation is only available through God’s grace (undeserved favor) and is received by those who trust Jesus as their Savior and Lord. Salvation is more than being forgiven. It means a new life in which God comes to live in us and change us by His power from the inside out.
THE CHURCH
When a person is led by God’s Spirit to trust in Jesus and receives Him as Lord and Savior, that individual becomes part of a family that is worldwide and will live forever. This family of believers is the Church. Members of the Church are commanded to meet together and worship God, study His word and strengthen one another. We are also commanded to take the good news of God’s love to people all over the world until everyone has had the opportunity to trust Jesus. Someday Jesus will return to earth to take all His family home to be with Him forever in heaven. Hell is for those who refuse to accept God’s gift of forgiveness and choose not to follow him.
FAMILY
Marriage is when a man and a woman commit themselves to one another for life and are joined together by God. God blesses this relationship as the foundation of a family.