The Father's Refuge

09/06/2026

09/02/2026

🌿 Volunteers Needed at Ark Discovery Institute! 🌿

Ark Discovery Institute is off to a wonderful start this school year, and we're looking for volunteers to help our K-8 community thrive! Whether it's in the classroom, at events, on campus, or behind the scenes, there's a place for you here.

At ADI, we're forming hearts and sharpening minds, anchored in Christ, and we believe that takes a village. Fill out our volunteer interest form to let us know how you'd like to get involved, and our team will follow up with next steps.

👉 Sign up here: https://tfr.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1311386
📞 Questions? Call us at (252) 675-4421

Discover. Discern. Disciple.

We're looking for volunteers to help our K-8 community thrive, in classrooms, at events, on campus, and behind the scenes. Fill out the form below to let us know how you'd like to get involved, and our team will follow up with next steps.

09/01/2026

A New School Year, A New Chance
We've had several families reach out lately after just discovering Ark Discovery Institute, or after moving into our area, only to learn they missed the window for the NC Opportunity Scholarship this year. We don't want that timing to stand between any child and a Christ-centered education.

That's why we're asking our ADI family and friends to prayerfully consider helping. If you'd like to sponsor a child or help discount a family's tuition, reach out to us directly, we'd love to talk with you about it.

You can also give directly to our Ark Scholarship Fund here:
🔗 https://tfr.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ark-scholarship-fund

Every gift, big or small, helps a child discover, discern, and disciple in an environment anchored in Christ.

"Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." — Galatians 6:9

The Father's Heritage & The Father's Refuge on Church Center

08/28/2026

Check the middle school planning our raised garden area, and then our elementary kids learning to make cookies 🍪

08/28/2026

Check out our little ones in chapel today.

08/20/2026

First day of school, K-8, in the books! 🎒📚

From chapel time and new friends to playground fun and hands on learning, our students dove in with big smiles and even bigger hearts. Special thanks to our amazing teachers and staff who poured so much love into making this day unforgettable.
By the end of the day, the kids didn't want to leave... and honestly, that says it all.

Here's to a year of discovering, discerning, and being discipled in Christ. 🙌

Ark Discovery Institute: Discover. Discern. Disciple.

08/12/2026

Orientation is tomorrow!

If your family hasn't enrolled yet, come check us out anyway. Thursday, August 13 at 6:00 PM, come meet our teachers, walk through our classrooms, and see what Ark Discovery Institute is all about.

Not sure if you're in yet? No problem. We'll help you enroll right there and walk you through filing for the NC Opportunity Scholarship, step by step.
Discover. Discern. Disciple.
📍 Ark Discovery Institute
🔗 https://arkdiscoveryinstitute.org

08/11/2026

Meet Mrs. Jane McCoy AKA Scott's Mom!
Our Teacher Spotlight series continues, and today we're excited to introduce Mrs. McCoy, who will be teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Math and Science at Ark Discovery Institute, and heading up our Math and Science curriculum for every grade, Kindergarten and up!

Mrs. McCoy hasn't just joined us this year, she has been part of this vision since the very beginning, sitting in on the first meeting nearly a year and a half ago when Ark Discovery Institute was still just an idea. Her touches and investment are all over this school, and to see that vision becoming a reality with her right there in the classroom is something special.

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Language Arts, Science, and Mathematics for grades 4-9 from Gardner-Webb University. She taught Math and Science for 15 years at WCMS, then Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Technical Math for 15 years at WCHS, along with a year in a tutorial math program at LCC. That's 30+ years of experience walking into our classrooms this fall!

Outside of school, she and her husband, David, have cared for their grandchildren over the last 10 years, and their family now includes 16 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter who are the joy of her heart.

In her own words: "What I'm most excited about is interweaving God's creation with academics. Guiding students to levels of achievement they didn't think possible is my passion and my expectation!"

We are so grateful for the depth of experience and heart Mrs. McCoy brings to our upper grades, our whole Math and Science curriculum, and to this vision from the very start. Welcome to the ADI family, Mrs. McCoy!

🦁 Discover. Discern. Disciple.
📍 Ark Discovery Institute | Dover, NC

08/10/2026

🚨 Last Call: Opportunity Scholarship Applications Close This Friday! 🚨

If you've been thinking about Ark Discovery Institute for your family, now is the time to act. The 2026-27 Opportunity Scholarship application closes this Friday, August 14 at 5:00 PM. This is your final chance to apply for the fall semester.

✅ Scholarships help make Christ-centered education accessible for your family
✅ Don't wait, once it closes, it's closed

At Ark Discovery Institute, we're preparing to open our doors on August 19 with a mission to Discover, Discern, and Disciple, forming hearts and sharpening minds, anchored in Christ.

If ADI has been on your heart, this is your sign. Apply now before the window closes!

👉 Questions about eligibility? Contact Opportunity Scholarships at [email protected] or call 855-330-3955.
📍 Ark Discovery Institute | 9210 NC-55, Dover, NC
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K-12 Christ-centered private school in Fort Barnwell, NC. Discover. Discern. Disciple. Forming hearts and sharpening minds, anchored in Christ.