Summer Connection 2020

in the prairie grass on the summit of the beautiful hill now
crowned by the stately stone edifice known as Wheaton College
building, and dedicated the hill and all that should be upon it to
that God in whom trusting they had boldly gone into the thickest
of the fight, not only for the freedom of human bodies, but of
human souls as well…”*
Kingdom Community:
Who We Are
Kingdom Community is
rooted in the following
beliefs about who we are
in our humanity.
When Steve Bult became the Associate Head of School in 2017,
he felt a keen responsibility in assuming the mantle of the legacy
of Wheaton Academy’s founders. While slavery has been officially
outlawed for over a century, our fractured world weighed heavily on
Bult. In response to his prayers, the Lord gave him the vision
of a Kingdom Community at Wheaton Academy based on these
verses in Revelation:
After this I looked, and behold, a great
multitude that no one could number, from
every nation, from all tribes and peoples
and languages, standing before the throne
and before the Lamb, clothed in white
robes, with palm branches in their hands,
and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation
belongs to our God who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb!”
Revelation 7:9-10
The Academy exists to advance God’s glory. As Jesus taught us to
pray “Thy kingdom come – on earth as it is in heaven,” so we seek
to be used by God to build that kingdom here on earth. We want
to help our students think about the eternal kingdom described in
Revelation as they navigate the earthly kingdom, striving to bring
healing, unity, and love—all to the glory of God.
Two truths are clear: God’s Kingdom includes people from
all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, socio-economic statuses,
denominations, countries of origin, and learning styles; and the
purpose of His Kingdom is for all to worship Jesus who is the
reason for our salvation. We are committed to looking at issues
through this lens and striving to nurture growth in students
through relationships, excellence, and service.
* From Rufus Blanchard’s History of DuPage County Illinois (1882), Oscar Fletcher Lumry,
the son of Rufus Lumry, one of the founding parents who knelt in the prairie grass.
We are created in the image
of God (Imago Dei).
God created man and woman
in His image, and we are all
deeply valued by our Creator.
We are sinners in need of a
Savior. We are born into sin,
which separates us from God,
unable to save ourselves. In His
mercy and grace, God reconciled
us through faith in the death
and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
We are a new creation.
Through faith in Jesus Christ,
we are a new creation.
Our identity is now in Him
rather than in ourselves.
We are members of the body
of Christ. Believers are united
through Christ, one body with
many members. According
to Galatians 3, our unity in
Christ supersedes and breaks
down societal labels we have
for ourselves or others. Our
individual and shared identity
is first and most importantly,
in Christ. We celebrate our
differences and relate to others
from that identity in Christ.
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