School Profile
Montrose Christian School
School Overview
Our Mission
Montrose Christian School provides Christ-Centered education for the Glory of the Savior and the Good of Society. We begin with the Christian worldview that all true knowledte originates from God. Proverbs 1:7 says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge." We do not merely seek to educate students academically, but we seek to shape the whole person. We want to develop students who love God with their whole heart, soul, mind, and strength and who love others as they love themselves (Matthew 22:37-40). These principles constitute the basis for a Christian Worldview that will equip students to engage the world of the 21st century.
School History
Montrose Christian School’s origins began at Montrose Baptist Church in 1959, when MBC moved to its current location. As the Rockville community quickly grew from a suburban and almost rural community to being enveloped into the burgeoning D.C. metropolis, MBC found itself positioned to reach a much larger community. Part of the vision that arose from this opportunity included a school that could meet both the educational and spiritual needs of the community.
Under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Robert Crowley, after planting several churches from 1959-66, MBC opened a part-time nursery school in a newly constructed education building in 1968. That humble effort to reach children grew into a daycare in 1971 that would provide an important service to the community and provide an opportunity to reach others with the Good News of Jesus Christ. The mission of the Day Care was to “serve as an evangelistic outreach” and to provide a “quality daycare program set in a Christian atmosphere.” This ministry continues to thrive today as the Montrose Christian Child Development Center.
On April 30, 1977, Montrose Christian School was officially incorporated. Montrose opened its doors as a kindergarten serving only five children. A year later, the school expanded, with the addition of grades 1 through 4. Each year another grade was added until 1981, when the school added both 7th and 8th grade. Thereafter, MCS added one grade per year until 1985, when it accommodated grades K-12. Nine years later, Montrose Christian School celebrated the commencement of its first graduating class of high school students in 1996.
From humble beginnings in a small trailer park community outside the nation’s capital, the Lord has richly blessed Montrose Baptist Church and all its ministries, including Montrose Christian School. In 2007, the Lord brought Dr. Ken Fentress (Ph. D., Johns Hopkins University) to Montrose Baptist Church as Senior Pastor. Our vision is to shape MCS students with a Christian worldview for the glory of Christ our Savior, the growth of each student, and the good of the community. Today, Montrose Christian School looks forward to partnering with parents to educate children with excellence as we grow in the future.