About Us

We exist to train kingdom-minded citizens grounded in Jesus Christ.

Maranatha Christian Academy has been a ministry of Living Word Christian Center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota since 1978, educating PreK-12th grade students to be academically excellent and spiritually grounded followers of Jesus Christ. In all we do, we go above and beyond to teach, love, and equip our students to look above to Christ as the source of all truth and live beyond themselves with purpose and calling in the world.

Our Mission

We are an influential school of collaborators, innovators, and explorers grounded in Christian faith, empowering co-creators of tomorrow.

Our Vision

We seek to provide Maranatha students a world-class, innovative, and biblically-based education that develops them into influential kingdom citizens.

Our Values

We desire that students know Christ and live in a way that reflects His character, both here at Maranatha and beyond:

Spirit Driven Leaders
Impactful Innovators
Critical Thinkers
Kingdom Community Builders
Courageous Change Agents
Compassionate Problem Solvers
Our Christian Faith

Maranatha Christian Academy is committed to pointing students above–to Christ–and applying Scripture to all of life, here and beyond.

Our Accreditation

Maranatha is fully accredited through the International Christian Accrediting Association and Cognia.

Accreditation is a voluntary process of rigorous school improvement, which external agencies validate. The accreditation agencies assess the school against high and rigorous standards of education and establish a school’s credibility before various stakeholders. These accrediting bodies are recognized by the Minnesota Department of Education and the United States Department of Education as approved accrediting agencies. Maranatha meets or exceeds the Minnesota Educational Statutes and is recognized as an educational institution of the State of Minnesota.

Academics at Maranatha

We are a community of Christ followers, looking above to Christ and outwards to serving others.

At Maranatha Christian Academy, we’re more than parents, teachers, and students: we are a community of followers of Christ. Each day, we seek to love, serve, and care for one another as Christ calls us to do. We’d love to have you join our community!

What’s your next step?

We would love to introduce you to our Admissions process, academic approach, and community!