About Our School
“CCA is a unique school with a warm and nurturing atmosphere."
​​​
Grades: K-6
Founded: 1975
ACSI Member Since: 1987
Our Commitment
At Covenant Christian Academy we are committed to being an extension of Christian families for the teaching and training of the whole student – spirit, soul, and body. Our teachers are highly experienced and extremely devoted followers of Jesus Christ, and provide a warm, family atmosphere with love and grace.
The Christ-centered curriculum shows God as the Center of our universe, our lives and our school. He is the basis of all knowledge and therefore the Head and Cornerstone of the Academy.
“…in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:2,3
Covenant Christian Academy was founded in 1975 as a ministry of Central Assembly of God Church of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is now a parent-run school located at Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church in Bethlehem. The Word of God is the daily Guide for moral character.
Our Mission
Here at Covenant Christian Academy, our mission is to provide excellence in education, but also an education that equips each child to live faithful, God honoring lives, whatever his or her calling.
We have teachers who genuinely desire to be here and are a positive influence in our children's lives. We have high expectations to help our students learn important life lessons which will be carried with them beyond the classroom.
We know it is important where you send your children, because wherever they get their education, they are shaped in many ways:
-
Academics
-
Skills
-
Character
-
Worldview
-
Spirituality
We provide a safe, loving, caring Christ-centered atmosphere. Our classes are small, allowing for greater interaction with the teachers.
Meet Our Faculty & Staff
Duty makes us do things well. But love makes us do them beautifully.
At the heart of Covenant Christian Academy is an accomplished and diverse faculty whose members comprise one of the top academic institutions in the Lehigh Valley.
Each faculty member brings unique experience, academic specialty, published contributions to a field of study, and a dedication to classroom education, offering students a rigorous challenge each and every day.
Helen Edwards | Principal
-
​Christ for the Nations Institute
-
Global Church University
-
Principal of CCA for 7 years
-
Former Librarian, Middle School Teacher, Second and Fourth Grade Teacher
-
Involved in Christian Education since 1974​
Marisa Ketchem | Kindergarten
Damaris Oberman | 1st Grade
-
B.S. in Christian Elementary Education, United Wesleyan College
-
Began teaching in 1985
-
Has taught Toddler, Pre-K, and K-4
-
Taught at CCA since 2015
Holly Schaefer | 2nd Grade
-
​B.S. Social Studies Education, Bemidji State University
-
Former Teacher's Assistant on Indian Reservation
-
Former Homeschool Co-op Teacher
-
Multi-year Sunday School Teacher
Suzy Gunkle | 3rd Grade
-
​B.S. in Elementary Education
-
Worked in many local preschools
-
Taught in several local theatres
-
Directed nursery school and acting camps at church
​
Pamela Moyle | 4th Grade
-
B.S. in Elementary Education, Bloomsburg University
-
M.Ed in Guidance and Counseling, Lehigh University
-
25 years teaching - elementary, college, adults, ESL, GED
Cassie Kaintz | 5th & 6th Grade
-
​​​B.S. DeSales University
-
M.Ed in Biology, DeSales University
-
First year with CCA
Donna Hinkle | Music
-
​​​B.S. Temple University
-
Post Graduate Work, East Stroudsburg
University
-
Taught First Grade in Whitehall School
District (1971 - 1978)
-
Music Teacher at CCA since 1997
Debbie Alpha | Gym
-
Lehigh Carbon Community College, Physical Therapy Assistant
-
Rhema Bible Training Center, Ordained Pastor
-
EKG Technician
-
Taught Gym and Spanish at CCA
-
Involved with CCA since 1989
Debbie Skuba | Library
-
​​​Graduate of CCA
-
Graduate of The French Culinary Institute
-
First Year as Librarian with CCA
Kathryn Hoppes | Computer
-
​​​B.S. Moravian University
-
Taught First Grade at CCA (2002 - 2007)
-
Substitute Teacher for Grades K - 6
Affiliations
