TC 50th Anniversary
Honoring the past...while embracing the future!
It was an AMAZING year celebrating 50 years of Toledo Christian! We cannot thank our TC community enough for joining us in all the celebration events, sharing memories with us, and looking ahead to all God still has in store for Toledo Christian!
In the book, The History of Toledo Christian School, Julie Quinn Rhodes said it best, “The Lord’s hand was certainly evident in the inception of Toledo Christian Schools. It all began with a small group of dedicated Christians who attended Toledo Gospel Tabernacle, now called First Alliance Church. The Spirit of the Lord prompted these individuals to dream big and consider doing something that had never been done before in Toledo - create a non-denominational Christian school for families in Northwest Ohio.”
Through the years TC's mission and vision have not waivered. We continue to partner with Christian families to provide a college prep, Bible-centered program to educate, disciple, and prepare students to follow Christ and impact culture.
50th Alumni Winter Night
What an amazing and fun night! 
The annual Alumni Winter Night was celebrated on Friday, February 14, 2025! Alumni and their families enjoyed a Free dinner bringing back the legendary "Wiener Mania" in the TC Cafeteria. This event was an annual fundraiser for the 5th grade class for many years raising funds for 5th grade camp. Many thanks to our former parent volunteers and Mr. Gagle for bringing the nostalgia for our alumni and their families! 
View pictures on Flickr!
The annual Alumni Winter Night was celebrated on Friday, February 14, 2025! Alumni and their families enjoyed a Free dinner bringing back the legendary "Wiener Mania" in the TC Cafeteria. This event was an annual fundraiser for the 5th grade class for many years raising funds for 5th grade camp. Many thanks to our former parent volunteers and Mr. Gagle for bringing the nostalgia for our alumni and their families! View pictures on Flickr!We also took the time to celebrate and recognize our over 90 Alumni couples! Check out these amazing profiles on Flickr!
Our next Alumni Winter Night is scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2026 at the TC Boys Basketball game against Ottawa Hills! The event starts at 5:30pm in the Blue Gym and Alumni and their immediate families receive Free admission to the game!
First Alliance Luncheon
In the fall of 1975, Toledo Christian Schools opened their doors to 29 students. Thankful for the foundation and partnership over the past 50 years, TC held a special luncheon on Sunday, February 23, 2025 for members and friends of First Alliance Church (formerly known as Toledo Gospel Tabernacle). We were blessed to have so many in attendance from the church so we could share our gratitude for their vision all those years ago!
History: It all began in 1973 with a small group of dedicated Christians who attended the Toledo Gospel Tabernacle, now known as First Alliance Church. The Spirit of the Lord prompted these individuals to dream big and consider doing something that had never been done before in Toledo - creating a non-denominational Christian school for Christian families in Northwest Ohio.
TC is beyond grateful for the vision and foundation that was established 50 years ago through the godly men and women at First Alliance, but we are even more thankful for the continued partnership and support.
Welcome Back Reception - Former Staff & Faculty
On Monday, May 19, 2025 in honor of our 50th anniversary, we were honored to welcome back many faculty and staff from years past. What a blessing it was to have so many of them gather and reflect together! Our school is what it is today thanks to their faith, dedication, and service to Christ. All glory to God!
Honoring our Volunteers
As we continued to celebrate 50 years of God's faithfulness to TC, we wanted to be sure to recognize and thank all our amazing volunteers over the last five decades. It is because of you we are still here today and thriving as a school!
You, as parents, grandparents, and friends of TC have invested countless hours of service to partner with Toledo Christian to create a community and environment in which both our students and families thrive! Thank you for making a difference! ☀
TC Endowment Appreciation Dinner
The financial longevity of the school is not possible without our generous donors! Toledo Christian has 34 endowed scholarships that have been established since 1996 to provide tuition assistance to our TC students and their families.
A small reception and dinner was held on Thursday, August 7, 2025 in the TC White Center lobby to honor those endowments.
50th Welcome Back Celebration
Our current families, staff, and faculty were welcomed back to the campus to kick-off the upcoming school year and celebrate 50 years together! Toledo Christian is thriving today with so many new TC families and students. Over 100 new students and their families joined TC for the upcoming school year and were welcomed into the TC family that evening. Thank you for celebrating with us and for helping to ensure the future of TC and carrying on this great legacy!
50th Celebration Football Tailgate - Alumni & Alumni Parents
It was so great to see so many of you at the 50th Celebration Tailgate for Alumni and Alumni Parents! 
The event was held at the school on the TC soccer fields, Chick-fil-A dinner was provided by TC alum, Cody Gibson ('11), root beer floats were served, and special alumni and alumni parent gifts were handed out! After the game, alumni and their families headed over to the Bowsher stadium for the TC Varsity football game! Alumni who are current staff and faculty were honored that evening at half-time and then served a luncheon at TC on October 11 during their Professional Development Day!
The event was held at the school on the TC soccer fields, Chick-fil-A dinner was provided by TC alum, Cody Gibson ('11), root beer floats were served, and special alumni and alumni parent gifts were handed out! After the game, alumni and their families headed over to the Bowsher stadium for the TC Varsity football game! Alumni who are current staff and faculty were honored that evening at half-time and then served a luncheon at TC on October 11 during their Professional Development Day!
TC Golf Outing
On Saturday, September 27, 2025 the TC Alumni Association and TC Foundation hosted our Annual TC Golf Outing at The Legacy in Ottawa Lake, MI. 
The sold-out outing of 144 golfers included many TC alumni, former parents and staff, current parents and staff, students, and friends of TC. All enjoyed a beautiful day out on the course, followed by a catered lunch and prizes.
Thank you to all of our event sponsors and teams for your support of the school! .
.A fun surprise at this year's outing was a father/son team with matching shirts made up of alumni Nate Kollar ('00), Dan Kollar ('02), Matt Kollar ('98), and former faculty/current substitute teacher, Jim Kollar. Great to have you this year, gentlemen!
50th Celebration Live & Silent Text2Bid Auction
What a beautiful night for TC, celebrating 50 years of God’s faithfulness 
! The 2025 Celebration Dinner & Live Auction was truly a celebration of all God has done and is continuing to do through the school. Not only did we hit our goal of donations for the Blue Gym Air Conditioning, the overall Auction event was a huge success for the school. Thank you for joining us and sharing in all that God has done and is doing at Toledo Christian!
! The 2025 Celebration Dinner & Live Auction was truly a celebration of all God has done and is continuing to do through the school. Not only did we hit our goal of donations for the Blue Gym Air Conditioning, the overall Auction event was a huge success for the school. Thank you for joining us and sharing in all that God has done and is doing at Toledo Christian!Blue Gym Air Conditioning Goal Met:
We Did It! We met our goal to equip the Blue Gymnasium with Air Conditioning! Thank you to all who donated to this amazing cause, we cannot wait to experience a much "cooler" experience in the Blue Gym!
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Live Auction Dinner Programming Videos:
Below we have included our special tribute videos from that night for all to enjoy!
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The History of TC - 50th Anniversary Dinner Speeches:
The night of the 50th Celebration Dinner & Auction we had eight amazing TC community members share the history of TC starting at the very beginning with Mrs. Cheryl (Page) Zimmerman. To view all the speeches (in flipbook form) from that evening, click here or click the image below!
To download the speeches in pdf form, click here!
