First Assembly Christian School

For the school that formerly had the same name in North Carolina, see Concord First Assembly Academy.

First Assembly Christian school (FACS) is a private, college preparatory Christian school located in the Cordova section of Memphis, Tennessee. FACS was founded as First Assembly of God Christian School in 1972 to preserve white-only school in response to a federal court order requiring integrated schools. The school was initially located on Highland Street in Memphis before moving to Walnut Grove in Cordova.^[2][3]

First Assembly Christian School FACS
Address
8650 Walnut Grove Road Memphis , Tennessee 38018 United States
Coordinates	35.1275498°N 89.7765746°W / 35.1275498; -89.7765746
Information
Type	Private, co-educational
Motto	Training Minds, Shaping Lives for the Savior's Glory
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Denomination	Non-denominational
Established	1972
Grades	pre-K–12
Enrollment	512[1]
Color(s)	Green  and  Gold
Nickname	Crusaders
Website	www.facsmemphis.org

History

According to the historian Marcus Pohlmann, FACS was established in 1972 as part of a wave of private schools formed by white parents seeking to avoid sending their children to racially integrated public schools.^[4]

Demographics

For the 2021-2022 school year, the school had 512 students in grade PK-12, of whom 6 were American Indian/Alaska Natives, 9 were Asian, 105 were Black, 38 were Hispanic, 297 were White, and 26 were of two or more races.^[1]