About Us | Kahului Preschool

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Kahului Baptist Preschool began in 1946 as a ministry of Kahului Baptist Church. We are licensed by the State of Hawaii’s Department of Social Services and have been approved by the County of Maui’s Health, Fire and Building Departments.

We are Accredited by NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) and ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International). Accreditation means that we meet State and National standards and that we ensure the highest quality of care for your child.

The program employs a total of 12 teaching staff. All staff feel it is their ministry to love, care and nurture your child in these very formative years. All teaching staff have professional training and experience in Early Childhood Education.

Mission Statement

Kahului Baptist Preschool exists to provide a loving, nurturing, Christ centered environment of discovering and learning for preschoolers.

Vision Statement

Children will grow and L.E.A.R.N. (love, encourage, achieve, respect and nurture) the way God intended. This preschool glorifies God by loving Him and obeying His commands.

We value:

L – A structural environment where discipline is motivated by love for the children.

E – Parent participation and open communication between school and home encouraged.

A – Challenging students to achieve their potential and grow in their relationship with God.
R – Guidance of positive social interaction and respect.
N- A qualified Christian staff committed to meeting the needs of our students and nurture the children with appropriate Biblical integration in all areas.

Statement of Faith

“The Baptist Faith and Message” June 14, 2000

The Scriptures

The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.

God

There is one and only one living and true God. …The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.

God the Father
God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace.

God the Son
Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.

God the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, fully divine. …He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, of righteousness and of judgment.

Man

Man is the special creation of God, in His own image. He created them male and female as the crowning work of His creation.

Salvation

Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

God’s Purpose of Grace

Election is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners.

The Church

A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel.

Baptism & the Lord’s Supper
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water. …It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior.

Evangelism & Missions
It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations.

The Lord’s Day
The first day of the week is the Lord’s Day. …It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should be employed in exercises of worship and spiritual devotion.

Last Things
God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. The righteous… will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.

Education
The cause of education in the Kingdom of Christ is co-ordinate with the causes of missions and general benevolence … there should be a proper balance between academic freedom and academic responsibility.

Stewardship

God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him.

Cooperation

Christ’s people should … organize such associations and conventions as may best secure cooperation for the great objects of the Kingdom of God.

The Christian & the Social Order

All Christians are under obligation to seek to make the will of Christ supreme in our own lives and in human society.

Religious Liberty
Church and state should be separate. The state owes to every church protection and full freedom in the pursuit of its spiritual ends.

Family

God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood or adoption. Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime.

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