Taylor Christian School

Taylor Christian School in McAllen, Texas, is preparing children to build their lives on the Truth of God’s Word to impact their world. This school offers individualized education with a Christ-centered foundation and seeks to train preschool and elementary aged children to know and serve the Lord with all their heart, mind, and strength. 

WGM opened a kindergarten for the children of migrant workers in the fall of 1948. TCS expanded into an elementary school and was dedicated in January 1949. It was named Taylor Institute in honor of pioneer WGM missionaries Rev. and Mrs. Woodford Taylor. The school started with twenty-one students and reached seventy-five in the first year. In 1960, Taylor reached its highest enrollment of 130 students. 

In recent years, smaller class sizes have provided a low teacher-student ratio which allows for individualized attention and instruction. Through TCS student sponsorships, many children are given a viable option for Christian education, which would be otherwise inaccessible. 

TCS offers weekly chapel services; a Spiritual Emphasis Week each semester; music, art, and technology classes; physical education; and before- and after-school care. Student and family field trips supplement classroom instruction, and students are encouraged to participate in community service opportunities.

“The best thing about working at Taylor Christian School is watching God move and work in the lives of the students and the staff,” shared WGM missionary Laura Vaca, who serves as the director of the school. “God has done amazing things.” 

Taylor is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International. Learn more by visiting their website. 

Quick Facts

• TCS, in McAllen, Texas, ministers to pre-kinder through fifth grade students and is located just eight miles north of Reynosa, Mexico. 
• McAllen is in what is known as the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas. The population is a diverse mixture of immigrants and native Texans with a unique cultural heritage of both Spanish and English speakers.