In 1984 and 1985, a group of concerned parents and friends of Christian schooling formed a ten-member steering committee for the purpose of investigating the feasibility of starting a Christian day school from a Reformed Christian perspective in the Fort Myers/Cape Coral area. Three church bodies—the Christian Reformed Church of Cape Coral, Evangelical Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Cape Coral, and Westminster Presbyterian Church of Fort Myers (PCA)—formed the basis for the association which was to help found Providence Christian School. Under the guidance of a retired, part-time administrator as consultant, and a newly-formed school board with representation from each church, Providence Christian School began classes in the fall of 1986 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Providence’s first student body consisted of just thirteen students having a K/1 and a 3rd/4th split, and its faculty consisted of two teachers coming to us from Calvin College and Trinity College. The next school year Providence moving across the river to Cape Coral to be housed in Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Classes were added systematically each year until the school grew to a Pre-K through 8 school.

In 1991, Providence sought adoption by Evangelical Presbyterian Church, and the school then changed from its association-governed status to that of a parochial school based on a covenantal model. The school has continued to be housed in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church facilities.  Providence is a member school of Christian Schools International, received its initial accreditation from Christian Schools of Florida in the 1995-96 school year, re-accreditation in 2000-01, and will seek re-accreditation every five years.

The school population includes families from a variety of Christian denominations; however, teachers are members of evangelical churches, and the school philosophy and instruction embrace a Reformed Christian worldview and faith stand.

Revised August 8, 2008