First Baptist plans Downtown elementary school

[thelakelander]

Downtown Campus - First Baptist Church of Dallas
(map) Located in downtown Dallas on the campus of First Baptist Church, the First Baptist Academy's unique location offers convenient and easy access for parents working in or near the city of Dallas.

The Downtown Campus occupies three buildings with the Lower School in the Burt Building, Kindergarten in the Christian Education Building, and the Middle and Upper Schools in the Spurgeon Harris Buildling.

Situated near the Dallas Arts District, First Baptist Academy students are within walking distance to the Dallas Museum of Art and the world famous Morton Meyerson Symphony Center. FBA students have opportunities to participate in interactive tours, classes, and public events at these facilities to enrich their cultural lives.

Dart Bus and Rail Systems are located either on or within two blocks of the Downtown Campus. Students are charged a reduced fare. For information regarding Dart routes in your area, call (214) 979-1111.

Car pools are being utilized from certain neighborhoods to the Downtown Campus. A listing of Academy families in your respective zip code area is made available each year to those who request it.

Limited parking at a nominal charge is available through the First Baptist Church office. Spaces are offered to 12th, 11th, and 10th-grade students in that order until filled.

Sounds exciting.

[JeffreyS]

Well, we couldn't possibly do any worse of a job teaching actual history, science and or biology than New Life does at the beaches with Providence.

It would be nice to see a legitimate school open, but if theres going to be well funded brainwashing going on, it might as well be downtown.

How did I know a reply like this was coming! Guess, I am brainwashed too!  I dont see anyone else running Downtown to open a school. At least FBC is giving a shot.

Stephen cynicism has it's place but come on Christian school bashing before one class is open?

[gatorback]

Well that's just perfect.  It's good to know somebody is investing our future.  So what if those kids believe the world is flat, that women can never leed, and the only places you should support are Baptist.   I like the Baptist, well in particular, the FREE WILL baptist.   I like knowing I can walk away from salvation although it's a process I would never follow since I'm a born again christian.

[Ocklawaha]

"If the city were smart, they would be ..."

Lake, my fear is that you have already answered your own question here. Playgrounds, parks, fountains, museums, librarys, art gallerys, Hogans Creek, Trolleys, Trolley-Electric Parks, sports fields, even that age old giant Mini-Golf playground North of the old City Waterworks in Confederate Park... Imagine! Humans! Schools!
Children and Parents! Did you know I too attended school in SPRINGFIELD? That is where we stood at the little playground and watched the Navy Airships... That big church around 40? and Pearl? or was it main? Anyway the teachers and the memorys are sweet and quite urban. I think our bus was a surplus WWII ambulance!

Ocklawaha

[Ocklawaha]

Well that's just perfect.  It's good to know somebody is investing our future.  So what if those kids believe the world is flat, that women can never leed, and the only places you should support are Baptist.

The teaching of many of the Christian religions is that women may not be the HEAD or LEAD pastor or presit of a congregation. This has loosed considerably in recent years, even the FBC has many women in top leadership positions. The rule was set out in the Bible, probably not to bruise the Mid-Eastern (women are property) mindset.

In Colombia, I quickly discovered that the Baptist, Methodist, Lutherans, Missionary Alliance even the Adventist, and Assemblies of God... interchange material, people, money and labor like one giant family. "WE attended a "Christian Church" made up of "all of the above" and were stunned to find the Church of Rome had invited all of us to use their retreat in an Andes paradise for a week long youth and family program. The front rows were packed with every priest and nun in the state of Antioquia! So it's not your fathers FBC that we're dealing with... Question that? I challenge any of you to try CHETS CREEK CHURCH on Hodges and tell me what you think... BUT shhhhhh! It's Southern Baptist backed!

Now as a member of the "FLAT EARTH SOCIETY" they never taught this truth in my church school... Hee hee, Imagine an elevator running straight through the center of the ROUND earth from LA to PARIS... (Got that image?) Okay, you jump in at LA and come out in Paris STANDING ON YOUR HEAD! Looks like a top and a bottom to me! And Hell the more Soco I consume, the better the theory sounds. Besides ever REALLY look into the Columbus (Colombus) Voyage? The man started off with 23 ships, all but 3 went over the edge before they got here! Baptist Science? NOT! Oops gotta jet, another UFO show is on TV, been in Roswell too!

Ocklawaha

[Driven1]

it's funny how everyone presupposes to know what the favorite whipping boy (the Baptists) believes (much of it blatantly accused falsely here)...but none can explain their own beliefs as solidly.

[gatorback]

I can I explain mine.  Jesus was a man who walked this earth and died for my sin.  Now, the baptist plans for downtown is a huge win for the city.  First, we'll got all those narrow minded children out of public school and into an institution that's better suited to their needs, not unlike the pologamist compound in Texas.  Thess kids are going to be a great asset to the church.  They will lack the experience of being part of the society in general and they will be taught that men can only be the pastor.  Wonder if they only let men teach too, rather at least teach the work of God.  So, why hasn't there ever been a woman Pope?  Should we be glad it's not a catholic school?  I guess then it wouldn't be a school but more a PreSchool/Child Molestation Center.  So, yeah, the city should support the school the best it can.

[Driven1]

  Should we be glad it's not a catholic school?  I guess then it wouldn't be a school but more a PreSchool/Child Molestation Center. 

oh yeah - don't forget the Catholics!!!

now we know why mother theresa started all those orphanages, huh?

[teresangel]

My only question is whether this means even more street closures?  Will vital arteries in, out and through Downtown be blocked twice a day when the school bell rings?

[Jason]

^ Good question.  I also wonder where they plan to park the faculty.

This could be a great draw for the Southbank condos because they are right on the skyway line with a stop on a block or two away from the school.  The students would have the coolest "school bus" in town!

[thelakelander]

Parking shouldn't be a problem.  FBC has a couple of massive parking garages, plus there's a block long surface lot right behind the building.

[fsujax]

Parking for the school will probably be in garage 3 or 4.  Which means people will have to get out and walk. I doubt the church will able block major arteries during the AM or PM peak. They might have crossing guards though along Beaver or Laura Streets...who knows.  Lake that parking lot is very small and would not be near enough parking to accomodate the entire school.

[thelakelander]

Are 3 & 4 the garage with the lighthouse and the one next too it?  What are garages 1 & 2 (I'm assuming these are the ones that face Laura Street) used for during the day?  For comparisons sake, the one block walk from the garage on Hogan is about equal distance to the walk parents and faculty have to make a my son's school, Mandarin Oaks Elementary.

[fsujax]

Are 3 & 4 the garage with the lighthouse and the one next too it?  What are garages 1 & 2 (I'm assuming these are the ones that face Laura Street) used for during the day?  For comparisons sake, the one block walk from the garage on Hogan is about equal distance to the walk parents and faculty have to make a my son's school, Mandarin Oaks Elementary.

Yes, 4 has the Lighthouse and 3 is the one next to it. Garage 1 is the Preschool garage and 2 is the large one to the east of the main auditorium. Garage 1 is for chuch business and 2 is open for Downtown workers to park in. So, thats why I believe 3 or 4 will be for the school.

[stephenc]

I'm interested to see what this will do to the attendance of the other private schools in the area? ACD, Bolles, TCA, UC, Providence. As First Baptist grows, I would think these other schools will lose alot of students.