I would like to welcome you to Otsego Baptist Academy. OBA is a great choice for Christian education in Allegan County. Firstly, OBA is decidedly Christian. Each of our teachers love the Lord and have had many years of walking with the Lord in a personal relationship. OBA has held on to the central doctrines and tenets of the faith. Our school was founded on the Bible and continues to follow the scriptures for faith and practice. Secondly, OBA is also an excellent choice for education. OBA has consistently scored above the national norms of standardized testing. OBA is known for it’s individual attention and for the teachers “loving care.” With the decline of population in Michigan many of the schools districts have consolidated schools and increased class sizes. OBA has tried to use the smaller class sizes to make our learning centers more personal. The teachers will have time for individual attention for each child.
OBA has a twenty-eight year history of providing quality Christian education in the western Michigan area. The philosophy is simply to serve Christ by helping families and churches carry out their Christian responsibilities.
OBA helps the Christian families of Allegan County as they try to carry out the commission found in Ephesians 6:4, “Fathers do not exasperate your children: instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” Clearly it is the parent’s responsibility to educate their children. Jesus asked, “What father, if his son asked him for a fish, would give him a serpent? Or if he asked for bread would give him a stone?” OBA does not follow the serpent’s instructions to follow the world; neither does it tie a millstone of deceit on your children. OBA teaches from the counsel of God’s Word, and allows Children to learn truth from the Truth of God.
OBA also helps churches carry out their commission found in Ephesians 4:11&12. Where God gave gifts to the churches of apostles; prophets; evangelists; pastors; and teachers to prepare God’s people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up. OBA teaches and trains young people from more than fifteen area churches to take on responsibilities that one day will help them lead in ministry within their churches.
It is hoped that OBA can help you carry out the Great Commission to, “Therefore go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the Age.”
I hope you find the website a helpful introduction to OBA. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office at (269) 694-6738.
Joe Delinski
Administrator/Principal
Mission Statement:
OBA exists to assist Christian parents in training their children by providing a quality Christ-centered education that equips them for a life committed to serving God.
