God called Pastor Terry Vance into the ministry in 1980 when he moved his family to Greenville, SC, to study at Bob Jones University. Pastor Vance moved to Lehigh Acres, Florida in 1985 and started Gunnery Road Baptist Church.

After many years of prayer, Pastor Vance started the Gunnery Road Christian Academy (GRCA) in 1998. God burdened Pastor Vance’s heart about starting a Christian school where Christ Jesus would be first, and the academics would be excellent.

Gunnery Road Christian Academy is that place. We hold our students to a high academic standard. Discipline and excellence are stressed in every subject, as students are pushed to do their best academically for the glory of God. We hope to graduate well-prepared and Christ-like students through preaching, teaching, and personal involvement with the students. Gunnery Road Christian Academy balances godly living with academic excellence.