ABOUT WYNEKEN MEMORIAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL
Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School is a nurturing and supportive community where your child will receive personalized attention in a safe and secure environment. Established in 1969 by three Lutheran churches in Decatur—Zion, Friedheim; St. John, Bingen; and St. Paul, Preble—Wyneken honors the legacy of Reverend Friedrich Conrad Dietrich Wyneken, a dedicated missionary for the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Our well-equipped facility fosters a positive learning atmosphere, complemented by a professional faculty and staff committed to excellence in education. Since its founding as a 1st-8 grade school, Wyneken has expanded to include preschool, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and childcare, serving children from infancy through grade eight.
Our Philosophy and Purpose
The parents, teachers, principal, pastors and school board of Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School …
… believe it is God’s will that …
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Children be taught His Word diligently in home and in church as commanded in Deuteronomy 6:4-8 and Colossians 3:16;
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Christ be the center of all things (Eph. 1:10, 22-23);
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Secular instruction always be rooted in God’s Word (II Corinthians 10:5);
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We bear witness to the faith in our community by Word and deed (Matthew 5:13-16 and Matthew 28:19… therefore, our inter-parish Christian school exists …
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To help our parents and congregations carry out their child-training responsibilities in a God-pleasing manner;
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To be Christ centered;
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To offer all children in attendance an outstanding Christian and secular education;
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To provide Christian influence and outreach to the surrounding community.