Pacific Bay Christian School, formerly Alma Heights Christian Academy, is a

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, United States. It was founded by Pillar of Fire International as a segregation academy. In 2018, the school disassociated with Pillar of Fire and reopened as Pacific Bay Christian School. AHCGym

History

In 1955 the Pillar of Fire International, a Methodist sect known for their support of the

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, racism, and xenophobia, founded the school in response to the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional. The school was named for

Alma Bridwell White Alma Bridwell White (June 16, 1862 – June 26, 1946) was the founder and a bishop of the Pillar of Fire Church. In 1918, she became the first woman bishop of Pillar of Fire in the United States. She was a proponent of feminism. She also ass ...

, the group's founding bishop. In 2017, in the face of declining enrollment, the school agreed to change its name and turn to overtly anti-racist policies. It reopened as Pacific Bay Christian School in 2018. As of 2018, there were 285 students in grades K-12. AHCLibrary

Demographics

According to NCES, as of the 2018 school year, the school reported a population of 285 students, which included 199 or 69.8% White, 64 or 22.5% Asian, 13 or 4.6% Hispanic, 7 or 2.5% Black, and 2 or .7% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

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