Evangel Christian School Services Provided

Athletics 

Classes Offered on campus

  • High School Classes through ECS Tutorials Program

Extracurricular & Enhancement Opportunities 

  • Art
  • Builder's Club
  • Choir
  • Dances
    • Homecoming
    • Prom
    • Winter Dance ​
  • Drama
  • Group Events
    • Christmas Party for K-5
    • Field Day for K-5
    • Used Book & Curriculum Sales
  • High School Graduation Ceremony
  • Key Club
  • National Homeschool Honor Society
  • Newsletter and regular updates providing additional local and regional opportunities for educational, recreational, and other extracurricular involvement (The Lightning Ledger)
  • Robotics
  • Senior Banquet
  • Sports Banquet
  • Student Government
  • Yearbook (The Lightning Legacy)

Ministry opportunities

  • To serve Christ in practical ways, at ECS, and in our community, through our Key Club and other volunteer opportunities.

​Guidance Counseling 

  • Assisting families in attaining their student-specific needs and goals
  • Assisting families with college admission and scholarships

Testing

  • PSAT, SAT10/OLSAT, and AP testing on campus
  • Comparative group ACT/SAT scores made available​

Evangel Christian School FAQs

Following are actual questions asked throughout the years regarding Evangel Christian School. If your question is not answered, please feel free to submit a question of your own from the link at the bottom of the page. 

Athletics
Is Evangel Christian School primarily athletics-driven?

  • Evangel Christian School is not primarily athletics-driven. As home education continues to move forward, Evangel Christian School envisions itself as a leader in every area of educating its students. As athletics provides for many students the opportunity for team building, character development, and competitive enrichment, Evangel Christian School seeks not only to provide athletics for its families but also to do so with excellence.

My children play golf. Is this a possibility at Evangel Christian School? Will Evangel Christian School offer soccer and track?

  • One of the important elements of the vision of Evangel Christian School is to make use of the gifts of all the families that authorize us to be their home school covering. If there are enough families with similar interests, all sporting activities are a possibility. This is not limited to athletic endeavor. Academics also will reach its fullest potential by each family contributing to the group with their gifts.

Are there tryouts to determine who can play a particular sport?

  • Some sports require tryouts if the number of interested participants exceeds the optimal level for team management. Traditionally, baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball are sports that have necessitated tryouts, while football has not.

In what sports league is Evangel Christian School affiliated?

What are the advantages of Evangel Christian School for those not interested in athletics over any other home school covering?

  • An exciting distinctive of Evangel Christian School is found in its organizational structure. We have been blessed to come under the leadership of an evangelical church body through a unanimous vote of its session. We therefore, have the privilege of having direction of a board nominated by school members and approved by the church, who have the direct oversight of the Evangel Church session to which we provide monthly financial reports and annual complete school progress reports. This is a structure which we believe is Biblical and allows school members to be confident that the school will survive and flourish no matter who administrates it.
  • Evangel Christian School opens its athletic program to the students of Evangel Classical Christian School (ECCS) and, correspondingly, ECCS opens its classes to ECS students.
  • We encourage home education as an opportunity to know the preeminence of Christ. We encourage involvement with the local community through leadership, service, and creative activities and desire to be salt and light.
  • We have year round regularly scheduled office hours. Our administrative staff is committed to serving the individual family as well as the group as a whole. We will schedule individual guidance counseling meetings by request and will provide regular optional group meetings related to various topics.

Academics
How much guidance or control does Evangel Christian School have over my academic studies?

  • The school will provide encouragement and guidance in whatever academic endeavors Evangel Christian School families require and will aid and instruct the parent in meeting required state and federal standards for education.

Must both parents agree to Evangel Christian School’s Statement of Faith in order to be admitted?

  • Currently, the stance of Evangel Christian School is that only one parent is required to commit to these standards. This is, however, subject to Board revision.

Is testing required?

  • No

How many days/school year does the child need to attend?

  • The board, mindful of the vision of the school, the best interests of the student’s long-term education and state law, will determine this. Our current requirement is 175 days.

What are the record-keeping responsibilities of the parents?

  • The curriculum choice(s) will be submitted in writing by the parent/teacher at the beginning of the school year with attendance and grades submitted to the office at the end of each semester. It is recommended that parent/teachers utilize the overview of material and lesson planning as a means to assist in the completion of the educational goals of their children/students.

What is considered an “A” grade?

  • With an eye toward keeping standards high but manageable, an “A” will be measured as 90-100%. Costs

Are the costs such as registration fees and tuition designed to support athletics? If not, for what are these fees used?

  • The fees paid to Evangel Christian School are directly applied to the operational costs of the school to support and maintain our facilities and cover all administrative costs including the salaries of a full-time administrator, and part-time guidance counselor and bookkeeper, along with operational costs, office equipment, mailings, supplies, services, and facilities usage fees.

Is the fee for taking classes through Evangel Tutorials reduced for Evangel Christian School members?

  • The Evangel Tutorials Program is one of those many benefits offered to Evangel Christian School Families. Therefore, the fees for participation in those services will be greatly discounted to Evangel Christian School members.

Is a fee charged for transcripts or letters of recommendation?

  • Costs will always be kept as low as possible while addressing the administrative costs of such services. As of now, this service is offered at no additional cost.

Social / Enrichment Activities and Opportunities

Are there field trips?

  • Yes. We consider field trips to be an invaluable part of the educational process and development of community and we will encourage them. We will make as many suggestions as possible and help in the facilitation of as many as parents deem valuable.

What classes, social activities, sports, cheerleading opportunities, etc. are offered through the school? 

  • Evangel Christian School is set up to offer as many activities as the Board allows, the funding can adequately compensate, and the parents decide are valuable. See all the Services Provided by Evangel Christian School.

Is there a prom?

  • Yes. God has raised up a group of interested families who have, under close Board direction and with prayerful and willing spirits, dedicated themselves to producing a Junior/Senior Prom that glorifies God and enables us to enjoy Him as we fellowship together in this setting.

In light of wanting to provide organizations and opportunities recognized by colleges and the community does Evangel Christian School provide Honor Society?

More Good Questions
What are the qualifications of the administrators?

  • Bill and Sandy Snuggs have been uniquely blessed by God to be able to work well together. This is an ongoing part of their relationship and one in which they take great pleasure. They demonstrate love and respect for each other on a very deep level.

Bill Snuggs:

  • B.A., Covenant College in Biblical Studies, Education and Sociology (Interdisciplinary Studies)
  • Skilled management professional with over 14 years of combined experience in multi-unit management, operations, staff administration, retail sales, and financial controls with consistent contributions to business growth and profits
  • Strong administrative and leadership capabilities with recognized strengths in staff recruiting, training, and developing; successfully motivate staff in achieving optimum performance standards
  • A multi-site operations director with demonstrated abilities in developing and maintaining strong, profitable, and professional relationships with staff, management, and the public at all functional levels.
  • As a District Manager with one of the nation’s largest retail chains, directed the complete operational aspects of 11 retail stores throughout Alabama and Mississippi with hands-on responsibility for retail sales, marketing, merchandising,promotional/event planning, inventory management, and financial controls
  • Has coached baseball and football at the youth, jr. high, and high school levels for 12 years with success at each level
  • A clear and distinct calling from God to this position, leading to an excitement and commitment to facilitating and enabling families to home educate in a way that fits with God’s leading in their lives

Sandy Snuggs:

  • B.A., Covenant College in Elementary education; Senior Class President, Senior Class Commencement Speaker, Teacher’s Aide
  • Elementary School Teacher, 1983 to 1989, Chattanooga Christian School, Teacher of the Year Nominee
  • Developed and implemented 2nd Grade Science and Social Studies Curriculum at Chattanooga Christian School
  • Home schooled her three children (all of whom are Evangel Christian School graduates) for the 12 years of their formal education. Individual tutoring of additional students in Reading and Math grades 2-7
  • Support and constant encouragement to her husband, children, and grandchildren (Proverbs 31:28)

What is the long-term commitment of the administrators?

  • God has given the administrators a clear calling to this position. However, it is important to remember that the structure of the school is such that should the administration change for any reason, the school will continue to be fully functional.

Administratively, is the school open year-round?

How can we pray for this endeavor?

  • Praise and thank God for His direct answer to our prayers in fulfillment of the original vision of our steering committee, in the form of providing Evangel Sports Complex. 

Original Prayer Request: "Please know how much we appreciate that you pray God would continue to show His hand in such a way through Evangel Christian School, that Jesus might receive all the glory.  Specifically, please join us in praying that God would raise up permanent athletic facilities. Through the years, God has so richly blessed us through the generosity and willingness of others to allow usage of their facilities, either at no cost or through rental fees. Some of these we would like to thank have included the following churches, schools, and public institutions: 

  • Briarwood Christian School 
  • Hoover Parks and Recreation 
  • Mountain Brook Community Church 
  • Pelham High School 
  • Samford University 
  • Shades Mountain Christian School 
  • South Shades Crest Baptist Church 

However, despite the fact that God continues to provide these places for us to conduct all our activities, we continue to seek the fulfillment of our mission, which includes the provision of our own athletic facilities. We believe that such a blessing will enable us to grow and provide the highest quality athletics programs for home school families, while also allowing us to not be a burden on others, and to open up our facilities to those who might be in our position of needing facilities themselves. If God lays it on your heart, to help provide the means or ideas to fulfill this goal, feel free to contact our Athletic Director. 

  • We continue to welcome your commitment to pray for Evangel Sports Complex, our athletic program, and our athletic director, Tim Smith.

Are mission efforts or trips a possibility?

  • Certainly. Although missions were not an area adopted by the steering committee as part of the school mission, if there is a specific need and a logical tie-in to the educational needs of families, this is something that would be thoroughly reviewed by the board and a response provided.

What makes the character of academic and athletic pursuits different from other groups so that they stand out as bringing honor and glory to God?

  • One of our goals, in all we do, will be the pursuit of excellence in accordance with Scripture. “Whatever you do-whether you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.” We believe the pursuit of excellence, for its own merit, seeks to glorify man. But as we seek to glorify God through all we do and say, we believe He will bless our efforts and glorify Himself. It is our prayer and vision that He uses us to extend His Kingdom.

Are the school facilities available for evening classes, i.e. co-op situations?

  • Yes. Evangel Church has adopted us as a school wholeheartedly. Therefore, while we will coordinate activities with the church, the facilities will be available if there is no conflicting previously scheduled event, providing we will be able to provide supervision in accordance with church and school policy.

How does ECS inform students and parents about activities? 

High School Information

Graduation Requirements 

Evangel Christian School provides two options for completing the graduation requirements

Course & Extracurricular Options

Honors Courses

  • Core courses taken by high school students, as part of an accelerated program through a junior college or in an advanced manner as approved by the ECS administration will be granted honors recognition on their high school transcript. ECS Administration approval must be given for a course to earn Honors credit.
    • When submitting your request for granting honors status to a course, please consider the following:
    • Honors course is a distinction applied to certain classes to distinguish them from standard course offerings. The difference between a regular class (such as English 1) and the honors class (English 1 Honors) is not necessarily the amount of work, but the type of work required and the pace of studying. Honors courses are not advanced in the same sense that high school Advanced Placement, Advanced International Certificate of Education and International Baccalaureate courses are. Rather, honors courses are enriched; they offer the same material in greater depth and with a faster pace. Honors courses emphasize critical and independent thinking to produce creative applications of ideas.
    • Include the course title, curriculum being used and the reasons that should be considered regarding awarding Honors status to the course.
    • AP® Courses‐ Designed for highly motivated high school students these classes must meet AP® requirements as described in the AP® Course Description booklets. These booklets can be downloaded free of charge from AP® Central by following the Course Descriptions link. The courses also may be taught by a certified AP® teacher. College placement or credit may also be given based on the student’s performance on rigorous Advanced Placement® examinations. These exams are given once a year on a designated date. It is possible to take the exam without having taken an AP® course. Barnes and Noble and Books‐a‐Million stores carry AP® Prep exam books.
  • -Q: Can I take the AP Examination if I havenʹt taken an AP course? A: Yes. Because the College Board is committed to providing access to the AP Exams to homeschooled students and students whose schools do not offer AP it does not require students to take an AP course prior to taking an AP Exam. The College Board urges students to study the kinds of skills and subjects outlined in the Course Description for each subject, because they represent the basis for the AP Examination. The best way to do so is in a year‐long AP course in which the students and teachers focus on AP‐level work. Some students, however, have taken strong courses and/or have studied in depth on their own. Such students may be able to perform quite well on the AP Exam.

Dual Enrollment/Accelerated Programs

  • Check with college of your choice for their non-accredited admission requirements

Community Service

  • ECS recommends 5 hours for freshman and sophomores, 10 for juniors and seniors

National Homeschool Honor Society: Eta Sigma Alpha (ΗΣΑ) 

  • Sponsor: Mrs. Erin Robbins
  • Mandatory Requirement for ΗΣΑ membership: A test score of 1800 (SAT) or 26 (ACT) or 180 (PSAT) or a 90% on the composite/complete battery on the IOWA, Stanford, California, MAT, or other nationally normed standardized achievement tests is required for ΗΣΑ membership. The test score is non‐negotiable. Sponsors are not to make exceptions (even for younger children).
  • Note from ΗΣΑ: “The Core total is NOT to be used; please use the composite or complete battery scores only. We cannot allow sponsors to pick and choose which scores to use. So, please use the composite/complete score results.”
  • Additional Requirements as established by each individual chapter may include requirements such as: 3.5 grade point average based on a 4.0 scale. (This GPA may include the parent transcript, early admission college courses, co‐op or class grades, or similar coursework supervised/directed by the homeschooling parent.)

Key Club International Chapter: 

  • Mentor/Sponsor: Mr. Mack Farley
  • ​Mission Statement ʺKey Club is an international student‐led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character, and develop leadership”.
  • scholarship opportunities
  • service to those who can’t repay us  ​

ECS Lightning Scholarship: 
Awarded annually to one member of the ECS senior class, as selected by Administration and Board, and based on student’s

  • Extensive contributions to ECS
  • Leadership within ECS
  • unassailable Christian character as demonstrated at ECS
  • use of gifts to promote the good of ECS and the reputation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Athletics 

Testing 

  • ​PSAT/NMSQT Test: 10th and 11th grade
  • Stanford Achievement Testing (SAT10/OLSAT, available on campus in April for grades 3-11; required for all student athletes)
  • ACT and/or SAT (Either the ACT or SAT must be taken for college admission. Most colleges will accept either ACT or SAT for admission but check with specific colleges.)
    • ACT
      • Registration is done on the ACT website (school code 010‐026)
      • ACT may be taken as many times as desired. Most colleges have scholarship application deadlines of December 1st of the senior year of the student applying. Therefore taking the test at least once prior to that date would be necessary.
      • ACT is structured where each of the different subject areas including Reading, English, Math, Science and Writing are tested one complete section at a time.
      • Prep books may be bought from the ACT website or local bookstores such as Barnes and Noble or Books‐a‐Million.
      • Practice tests are available on the ACT website.
    • SAT
      • Registration is done on the College Board website (school code 010‐026) -SAT may be taken as many times as desired. Most colleges have scholarship application deadlines of December 1st of the senior year of the student applying. Therefore taking the test at least once prior to that date would be necessary.
      • SAT is structured where each of the different subject areas including Writing, Reading, Math and Science are broken into different sections alternating back and forth between the different disciplines.
      • Prep books may be bought from College Board website or local bookstores such as Barnes and Noble or Books‐a‐Million.
      • Practice tests are available on College Board website. ​

College Application 

  • Begin checking with various colleges as soon as possible regarding their application and admissions requirements. 
  • Apply for Government financial aid at the FAFSA website during the fall of the students’ senior year. Completion of this form will be necessary for your college of choice to determine the financial package they will make available for your student. 
  • Applications will require submission of an official high school transcript. A Transcript Distribution Request Form should be submitted to the ECS Office 7 days in advance of requesting institution's need for student transcript).  

Additional Information: 

Forms Potentially Needed

          See below for more details and instructions**

          (submit to ECS Office 7 days in advance of requesting institution's need for student transcript) ​
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           This is necessary for students seeking employment who are between the ages of 14‐15. 

** New Driver Instructions & Suggestions

Driver’s Permit 

  • Students are eligible to obtain a driver’s permit at age 15.
  • Call your local driver’s license bureau for a list of requirements.
  • Request the Proof of Enrollment form mentioned above at least one week before needed
  • All report cards and curriculum logs must be on file at the school office, and your account with ECS must be in good standing before a completed proof of enrollment is mailed.
  • Form Expiration / Validity Dates:
    • ​Proof of Enrollment forms requested after January 1 are valid until the last day of the school year
    • Proof of Enrollment forms requested after the last day of the school year are valid until the first day of the school year
    • Proof of Enrollment forms requested after the first day of the school year are valid until December 31

Driver Education 

  • Driver’s Ed can count as 0.5 Elective credits.
  • ECS can provide a certificate of completion as needed by insurance companies. Contact our Office

ECS Class of 2025 Information

7/3/2024
 

We have created this particular webpage just for the ECS Class of 2025. We hope that this page will answer most, if not all, of your questions to make your senior year go smoothly. 

​ECS administration and the ECS school board are praying for you throughout this special final year of your high school career. Our prayer is that your senior year brings you closer to our Savior and that you will be encouraged to celebrate His goodness, mercy, and grace. Furthermore, we pray that you can share that encouragement with your classmates, parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, neighbors, and all those God brings into your life. To His Glory!

"Out of the brightness of His presence, bolts of Lightning blazed forth."  -2 Samuel 22:13

Senior Portraits

  • We are blessed to have Time Capsule Images as our school and senior portrait photographer.
  • Time Capsule will take your portraits at their office located at 3000 Riverchase Galleria, Suite 375 (3rd floor/lobby), Hoover, AL 35244.
  • All available appointment times for senior portrait sessions are in August. The deadline for scheduling your appointment is Monday, August 5, so click here now to schedule your appointment. 
  • NOTES: 
      • The cost to have your senior portrait taken by Time Capsule Images and, therefore, included in the Evangel Christian School yearbook, on the screen at the graduation ceremony, and in the newspapers is included in ECS Senior Fee Plan A or B.
      • Digital and photo packages are available at an additional cost if you plan to purchase additional digital and photo packages, a deposit/down payment must be made to Time Capsule Images no later than 24 hours before your appointment. Time Capsule Images provides these details, and they will gladly discuss them with you.

Senior Events
Note: Attendance at all events (except Homecoming Dance and Prom) is limited to seniors selecting "Senior Plan A", which covers the costs of each event. 

Homecoming Senior / Parent Walkout

  • Friday, October 18, 2024
  • Evangel Sports Complex
  • The football game begins at 7:00 PM. Seniors and their parents will be introduced at half-time.
  • Semi-formal or dressy casual attire

Homecoming Dance

  • Saturday, October 19, 2024
  • Evangel Sports Complex
  • Cost TBA
  • Semi-formal or dressy casual attire

​​Junior / Senior Prom

  • Friday, April 25, 2025
  • Sterling Castle
  • $100 per person.
  • Formal attire

Senior Banquet

  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025
  • Evangel Sports Complex, 2060 Hwy 119, Montevallo, AL 35115
  • ECS and the junior class will host the senior banquet. Seniors and parents only.
  • Semi-formal or dressy casual attire

Graduation

  • Saturday, May 17, 2025
  • Rehearsal 1:30, Ceremony 3:00
  • The Church at Brook Hills
  • ECS Graduation Policy
    • The enrolling parents (as listed on the 2024-2025 Enrollment Form (or Senior Graduation Form, if you indicate changes) of each ECS graduate will present their graduate with their diploma during the Evangel Christian School graduation ceremony. Graduates with a parent living outside the home who is not held responsible by ECS for the child's education (i.e., not listed as an enrolling parent on the ECS enrollment form) are welcome to attend the ceremony. Still, they will not have assigned seating nor participate in the presentation of diplomas. 
  • Semi-formal or dressy casual attire

Deadlines

Senior Portrait Appointment Signup

  • Monday, August 5. 2024

Senior Graduation Form

  • Tuesday, October 1, 2024​

Senior Information and Picture Submission Form

  • Monday, December 2, 2024

Payment of Senior Fees

  • Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Final Senior Grades 

  • Wednesday, May 14, 2025
  • ALL senior grades must be turned in to the ECS office by this date. Failure to do so will result in a diploma being held. If any classes still need to be completed, the course teacher should email the office verifying that the student is not in danger of failing the class. The final grade must be submitted before a final transcript can be provided.

Senior Fees 
DUE the 1st Tuesday of December 

Plan A. Complete Senior Fee - $295

  • cap, gown and tassel
  • 30 graduation invitations
  • diploma, with cover
  • senior portrait session fee (to be included in yearbook and at graduation ceremony)
  • walk-out at homecoming for seniors and parents (with photos)
  • senior banquet for seniors and parents and senior display board
  • graduation ceremony
  • two 5x7 graduation photos (one class photo and one student photo)
  • yearbook
  • transcript services
  • class of ’25 yard sign
  • A particular ordering page will be set up for ordering any EXTRA graduation items you might need. A link to the ordering page will be provided later in the year when it becomes available.

Plan B. Diploma Only w/ portrait sitting - $100

  • diploma, with cover
  • ​transcript services
  • senior portrait sitting fee (to be included in yearbook)

Plan C. Diploma Only - $85

  • diploma, with cover
  • ​transcript services

Plan D. Transcript Services Only - $60

  • no diploma
  • only transcript validating graduation sent to institutions of higher learning and military or service academies.

Payment of Senior Fees (DUE 1st Tuesday of December) may be made through PayPal, check, or money order. If paying by check or money order, make payable to ECS and indicate “senior fee” and the student’s name in the subject line. 

ACT or SAT Registration

  • The October test is the last ACT and SAT score for National Homeschool Honor Society eligibility. 
  • Evangel Christian School Code: 010-026
  • Register online.

​Transcript Distribution

  • A Transcript Distribution Request Form must be completed for a transcript to be sent to colleges. Please allow seven (7) days from the office’s receipt of the Transcript Distribution Request Form. Please note that a curriculum log must be on file for the senior year before a transcript can be generated. 

Office Hours

  • Orientation thru Graduation—Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday (9:30 AM-4:30 PM) 
  • Please call or email to schedule an appointment!


​School Office Closings 
If you need transcripts and letters of recommendation for college and scholarship applications, please be aware of these dates and plan around them. 

  • Thanksgiving Holidays: November 22 – December 2, 2024
  • Christmas Holidays: December 13, 2024 – January 6, 2025
  • Spring Break: March 7 – March 17, 2024


ECS Master Calendar

​Evangel Christian School High School Information

  • Please refer to this webpage before contacting the school office for answers to your high school/college questions. 

Contact and Office Information

2025 Class Officers

  • President: Lydia Joy Whorton
  • Vice President: Lana Mast
  • Secretary: Kennedy Farley
  • Treasurer: Witt Bell

Senior Class Parent Sponsor 

  • Renee Whorton

​Evangel Christian School Contact Information:

Evangel Christian School High School Information

  • Please refer to this webpage prior to contacting the school office for answers to your high school/college questions.

​Evangel Christian School is a state-registered K-12 church school in Alabaster, Alabama, established in 2004, and operating under the legal and spiritual oversight of Evangel Church PCA, as a Board-directed ministry, for the purpose ​of facilitating ​Christian home education.

​​"Out of the brightness of His presence, bolts of Lightning blazed forth."
2 Samuel 22:13

A smiling middle-aged couple posing indoors against a gray backdrop.

Bill Snuggs, Administrator

Sandy Snuggs, Guidance Counselor

OFFICE HOURS
(August 15-May 15)
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:30 - 4:30

SUMMER HOURS:
​(May 15-August 15)
​Tuesday and Wednesday 9:30 - 4:30

Please call or email ahead of time to schedule an appointment during these designated times, if you have a specific need. An appointment will insure that ECS Administration is prepared for the nature and time requirements of your visit. Administration reserves Mondays and Fridays for maintaining academic records and attending to all other administrative duties and therefore, will not be available in person on those days.

Email:  office@evangelhomeschool.org 
Phone:  (205) 706-2595
Fax:  (205) 621-4831 

​Evangel Christian School
P.O. Box 1670, Alabaster, AL 35007

Located: 423 Thompson Road, Alabaster, AL 35007

​Additional Contacts:

Evangel Christian School

423 Thompson Road
Alabaster, Alabama 35007
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Mailing Address:
​​Evangel Christian School
P.O. Box 1670 Alabaster, AL 35007