An offering was taken during the Sunday morning worship service that covered the remaining amount owed on the new facility. Two preschool classes were added that year as well.Ģ006-07 – JVCS celebrated the 50th anniversary of the school throughout the year culminating with a special week-end of events held June 29, 30 and July 1, 2007.Ģ007 – July – A note-burning ceremony was held on Sunday afternoon as part of the JVCS 50th Anniversary Celebration. The first day of classes was on August 23 with 154 students. and cost about $550,000.ġ992 – January – We moved into the elementary wing and office addition.ġ997 – April 6 – The entire campus was flooded destroying most of the school.ġ998 – November 8 – A groundbreaking service was held for our new facility being constructed on the north edge of Huron.Ģ000 – August – Moved into our new facility. Consider-able remodeling was done to accommodate the students.ġ982 – Two portable elementary classrooms were added.ġ991 – Construction on a 6-classroom elementary wing and office area was started. The building mortgage was paid.ġ981 – Kindergarten–6th grades were added. The general contractor was Huron Steel Structures.ġ973 – January – We moved into the new building.ġ978 – A superintendent’s house was built.ġ979 – The 7th and 8th grades were added. Classes were held at Byron Bible Camp.ġ972 – Fall – Construction of a new steel facility was started consisting of 9 classrooms, auditorium, kitchen and office space. The dike was sandbagged and carefully patrolled for possible leaks.ġ972 – February – The entire school was destroyed by fire. The building was sandbagged and later a dike was built along the river.ġ969 – The James River flooded again. From April 1-8 classes were held at Bethel Church.ġ962 – The James River flooded again. The total cost of the project was $56,724.40ġ959 – May – The first James Valley Christian High School graduation was held with seven graduates.ġ960 – We had our first struggle with flooding. Tuition was $25 a month.ġ958 – July 13 – A groundbreaking service was held for a new community and school auditorium. The bridge can be seen near the top of the photo.1955 – May 16 – The James Valley Christian High School was formed.ġ957 – September 3 was the opening day with 19 students in grades 9–11. (Right) Aerial view of Treasure Island in 1975. (Left) A bus crosses the bridge to Treasure Island in 1977. It is considering a possible partnership with the city to rebuild the bridge connecting Treasure Island to Riverside Park and create athletics fields on the islands that could be open for public use. The university is pursuing options for new access to the islands, which could lead to revitalization of the property and eventually create more recreational uses along this section of the James River. Liberty also owns nearby Daniels Island, making its total island property in the James 81 acres. Early classes of Liberty students lived on the island and it was also used as a practice field for the football team. The island was purchased in 1962 and was first used as a youth camp, where thousands of Central Virginia youth were led to Christ. “We are being a good neighbor and we are doing this right,” said Lee Beaumont, Liberty’s vice president of auxiliary services. The work will take up to four weeks to complete, as the bridge must first be cut apart in sections, loaded on a barge, and taken around the island to Liberty’s property on the Amherst County side of the river where a crane will lift it out. I think it’s an appropriate response and a very welcome response, and I hope the community sees that,” he said. It’s not a cheap thing to have to do, but it’s for the betterment of the river and the community as a whole. “We applaud LU for making the decision to do it. Pat Calvert, Upper James Riverkeeper with the James River Association, agreed it is a “great gesture” on Liberty’s part to take care of not only an eyesore, but a navigational hazard, and to preserve the history of the area. “I am excited about yet another example of how Liberty is partnering with the community to do something that’s going to benefit the City of Lynchburg,” he said. The bridge, a steel structure with a wooden deck that crossed the river from a road off Rivermont Avenue, was washed out by a flood in 1985.Ĭity councilman Turner Perrow said he shared some constituents’ concerns about the bridge with Liberty and the school immediately took action. Liberty University is responding to concerns near its Treasure Island property on the James River by removing the old bridge that was once the main access from the city to the 28-acre island.
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