November 13, 2024

Dear Pastor, Church Leader,

Are the families and children in your church EDU-SAFE? I am inviting you to consider developing a safe education community for the families in your church.

WCFS EDU-SAFE OUTREACH IS LAUNCHED!

Pastors are overwhelmed by regular duties and cannot imagine adding K-12 education to the mix, but a little encouragement may lead to inspiration and hope! Wellspring Christian Family Schools (WCFS) has launched EDU-SAFE, a full scope educational program outreach to pastors and churches. The WCFS Heritage Educational License Program (HELP) is intended to help churches establish educational programs for their own families. We know that pastors and churches may need a wide-range of assistance, from sponsoring day schools to finding ways to reach their community through alternative K-12 educational programs such as home instruction. Our HELP program can assist local churches in a variety of ways. We are reaching out to pastors to offer HELP to promote K-12 education programs in their church!

Today more than ever, Maryland needs churches to get involved in education. It is evident that the strong cultural influence of Judeo-Christian values has eroded in today’s world. The June 2015 Supreme Court ruling recognizing same-sex marriage has created the social climate warned against in Scripture. "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness...” (Isa 5:20 NIV) In the ruling’s aftermath, Gender Confusion has created a cultural fog resulting in new laws and regulations, that are perverting once-trusted authorities such as teachers, doctors and counselors into Orwellian thought police for the state . Senate Bill 1028 Conversion Therapy for Minors – Prohibition, Governor Hogan signed the bill into law on May 15, 2018; taking effect on October 31, 2018. While the bill targets licensed counselors, the language used to justify the bill says that any effort to encourage a child to embrace their natal sex creates a risk of harm to that child.

This November, the so-called Reproductive Freedom Amendment was adopted to the Maryland Constitution. The “Yes” vote now creates protected reproductive rights for minor children that can be carried out without parental consent.

Our EDU-SAFE outreach program is designed to help churches and Christians organize educational ministry and outreach with thoughtful planning in light of the growing hostility toward faith.

Parents have direct authority from God to educate their children, and to establish Christ-centered standards of right and wrong for their children. By working together with the local church, WCFS can HELP your church develop safe educational communities for all of your children. Such communities can produce confident adults equipped to engage our confused culture for Christ. Christians have been at the forefront of education in western civilization for over 1,500 years, and we need to continue this legacy in our own day. Today, states like Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania recognize educational programs offered by churches without little to no state interference.

It is imperative that your church take a serious look at how you can assist parents in offering safe educational programs that are as sound in biblical morality as they are in science and math. Join me along with other pastors and church leaders in providing safe educational communities in your community.

Sincerely in Christ,

Gary L. Cox