Honoring 18 Years of Coaching at DC!

1977 graduate John Sharp has been a mainstay in Dayton Christian sports for the past eighteen years - coaching both soccer and baseball.  However, due to some health issues, John stepped down as boys varsity baseball coach after last season.

The DCS Warriors family want to say "thank you" for his many years of service, and will be honoring him by having John throw out the first pitch at the Thursday, April 19th game vs. Troy Christian.  The contest will be played at Wright State Universities' Nischwitz Stadium starting at 6:30pm.  Admission is free!  So come join the Warrior faithful and cheer for Mr. Sharp and the Dayton Christian baseball team...

Here are the details :
*  Varsity Boys Baseball
*  Thursday 4/19/12 @ 6:30pm
*  Free Admission!
*  First pitch to be thrown by alumnus (and former skipper) John Sharp
*  Concession proceeds will help the class of 2012 fund their gift to DC
*  Senior Lauren Cruz will be singing the National Anthem

Directions :  
Take I-675 to Exit 17
Follow the sign for "WPAFB Areas A&C" and "Wright St. Univ." / Exit at Wright State University exit / Turn left onto University Boulevard / Turn left onto Raider Road / Turn left into Nutter Center Parking Lot #8, which is the lot just past the big hill on the left side / Nischwitz Stadium is located east of the parking lot.

HOMEWOOD Prayer & Share

On Sunday, March 25th, twenty-nine former students, teachers, parents and administrators of Dayton Christian School, gathered at 325 Homewood Avenue to say goodbye to the place that served as their school home from 1974 – 2004.  The grand old Julienne building is slated for demolition this spring after a judge in Columbus denied an injunction on March 28^th to save the structure.

Mr. Schindler started by declaring Psalm 103 : 1-2 “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.  Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits”.   Then he shared from Joshua chapter 4 : 1 -9, where the Lord had commanded Joshua to, “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan…  to serve as a sign among you.  In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’…  Tell them that… these stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.”  He went on to say that we were not there to worship a building – but to gather together as believers to remember Gods’ faithfulness through the years, and to humbly thank Him for the heavenly work that was accomplished during our thirty year stay.

We proceeded to share memories, joined together in prayer several times and sang three hymns – led by 2002 graduate Isaac Pittman – “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and “How Great Is Our God”…  It was truly a blessed time!  After more than an hour of “prayer and share” several alumni walked the perimeter of the property, continuing to reminisce and recall stories from “back in the day…”

Karla Putnam Enix ’82 related, “I really enjoyed the Prayer and Share service at the Homewood campus last Sunday. I thought many times about going back to that place that was filled with so many wonderful memories for me. But time got away and I didn't get to visit.  I guess I thought that it would always be there. Once I heard it was going to be demolished, I really didn't think I wanted to go at all. It made me very sad to think of such a beautiful building coming down. Somehow I thought that if I went, all those wonderful memories would be overtaken with grief.  I almost had to force myself to attend, but I knew it would be my last chance to see the school and I might regret not going one last time.

I am so glad that I went!  Hearing everyone share what an amazing impact the school had on them was so refreshing.  Hearing Mr. Schindler read scripture and pray over the lives that were touched there and the many more that would be touched in the future through the ministry was very healing for me.  Healing in a way that I did not expect!  I realized that instead of grieving, I was feeling blessed for being a part of something so wonderful.  I felt a closure when I left that I no longer had to be sad for that old building - but felt more like rejoicing for the ministry that was, and still is, such an important part of my life.  Thank you to all who made this service happen!  It was definitely important for many.  Even those who couldn't attend have expressed their deep gratitude."