From California-St. Luke’s Anglican School, a fixture in Merced, is closing in June.
The private Christian school serving 50 children from preschool through first grade will wind up 45 years on June 5, according to the Rev. Ron Parry, rector of St. Luke’s Anglican Church.
Parry said the church’s nine-member governing body, the Vestry, decided to close the school on Yosemite Avenue. Eight teachers and aides will be affected by the closure, which Parry announced to parishioners on Palm Sunday.
The school was founded more than four decades ago when the church was located in downtown Merced.
The combination of a poor economy, declining enrollment and ongoing litigation against the Diocese of the Episcopal Church led to the Vestry’s closure of the school, Parry said.
“It was a hard decision,” Parry said. “A lot of kids came through the school. I have a grandson in the school. We will plan a celebration of our 45 years at the end of the year and the community is invited.”
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