Our Mission

Preparing students to pursue their purpose.

About Valley Christian Schools

Valley Christian Schools, a proud ministry of Brave Church, has been at the forefront of providing Christian education in the Dublin and Tri-Valley area for over fifty years.

At the heart of our mission is the deep-seated purpose of preparing students to pursue their unique calling, guiding them to discover and fulfill their God-given potential. Our commitment to excellence is reflected through our outstanding faculty and staff, whose dedication to nurturing the whole student—intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally—sets us apart. As a ministry, we are devoted to instilling in our students a strong foundation of faith, equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in their future endeavors and to live out their purpose in service to God and their communities.

Through the unwavering support of Brave Church, Valley Christian Schools continues to be a beacon of Christian education, empowering students to become purpose-driven leaders of tomorrow.

Meet the Leadership Team

Tara Brown
Elementary School Principal
tbrown@valleychristianschools.org

Rina Jarin
Executive Director - Preschool
rjarin@valleychristianschools.org

Holly Johnson
Business Office Manager
hjohnson@valleychristianschools.org

Jacque Lopez
Director of Admissions
jlopez@valleychristianschools.org

Sara Burke
Academic Advisor, International Admissions and Events
sburke@valleychristianschools.org

Anne Coackley
Registrar, Veracross Administrator
registrar@valleychristianschools.org

Sara Heise
Athletic Director
sheise@valleychristianschools.org

Raquel Jeté
Performing Arts Director
rjete@valleychristianschools.org

Tuesdae Jesberg
Elementary School Office Lead
tjesberg@valleychristianschools.org

Holly Merrell
Elementary Office Assistant
hmerrell@valleychristianschools.org

Joe Fuca
Vice Executive of Schools
jfuca@valleychristianschools.org

Daren Laws
Executive of Schools
daren@brave.church

Katelyn Peng
Middle School Principal
kpeng@valleychristianschools.org

Larry Lopez
High School Principal
llopez@valleychristianschools.org

Jimi Merrell
Community Care Director
jmerrell@valleychristianschools.org

Alicia Weber
Curriculum & Accreditation Lead
aweber@valleychristianschools.org

Denise Ray
Preschool Assistant Director
dray@valleychristianschools.org

Debbie Drake
Preschool Office Manager
ddrake@valleychristianschools.org

Statement of Faith

Valley Christian Schools is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and subscribes to its statement of faith.

  1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21).

  2. We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30).

  3. We believe in the deity of Christ (John 10:33), His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:35), His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26), His miracles (John 2:11), His vicarious and atoning death (1 Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 2:9), His resurrection (John 11:25, 1 Corinthians 15:4), His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19), and His personal return in power and glory (Acts 1:11, Revelation 19:11).

  4. We believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of human nature; and that men are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ and that only by God’s grace and through faith alone we are saved (John 3:16-19, John 5:24; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8–9; Ephesians 2:8–10; Titus 3:5).

  5. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto resurrection of life, and the lost unto the resurrection of condemnation (John 5:28–29).

  6. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 12:12–13, Galatians 3:26–28).

  7. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (I Corinthians 3:16, 6:19–20, Romans 8:13–14, Ephesians 4:30, Ephesians 5:18).

  8. We believe that the term marriage has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Genesis 2:18–25). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Corinthians 6:18, 7:2–5; Hebrews 13:4). We believe that God’s command is that there be no sexual intimacy outside of or apart from marriage between a man and a woman.

  9. We believe that God wonderfully foreordained and immutably created each person as either male or female in conformity with their biological sex. These two distinct yet complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26–27).

Our Statement of Faith does not encompass all of our beliefs. We believe that the Bible speaks with ultimate authority on how we are to live and serves as the unchanging foundation for both faith and conduct. BRAVE Church Ministries holds the final authority in interpreting Scripture as it relates to matters of faith, doctrine, policy, practice, and discipline.