About Us
Agape Homeschool Group was founded by 3 moms in 2010 with the desire to provide a faith based co-op experience more centrally located for the homeschool community in Ionia County. They chose the name Agape because Agape is selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love. Our group is rooted in this love that all parents have for their children, just like the love Jesus has for us.
Here is the rest of the story…
September 2010
Agape Homeschool Group began offering Friday School classes at West Berlin Wesleyan Church. Serving 7 families with 2 semesters of 10 week classes each semester.
March 2013
Word spread and Agape quickly outgrew the West Berlin Wesleyan Church. The Spring 2013 semester finished with a total of 20 families.
September 2013
In the fall of 2013, Agape Homeschool Group relocated to Outreach Christian Church. Agape nearly doubled over the summer and began the fall semester with 37 families and 100 students.
September 2014
In the fall of 2014, the semester began with 45 families and 152 children.
September 2014
Fall of 2014 also included the addition of Afternoon Classes with paid instructors. Classes such as Art, Science, Lego Robotics and more.
April 2015
Agape Homeschool Group held their first Vision Retreat. Many members came together as one and prayerfully laid out the plan for Agape in 1 year, 3 year, 5 year and 10 year goals. Some of these goals include: becoming a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization, adding satellite campuses to serve more families, raising funds to purchase land and build a building.
May 2015
We officially became a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization!
March 2016
Agape Homeschool Group finished Spring 2016 with 55 member families and more inquiries every week!
April 2016
Agape held its first Prom where the teens sat down to a formal dinner, learned line dancing, enjoyed games and playing air guitar to their favorite songs.
April 2016
Agape held its first annual Fundraising Banquet. This banquet was the first steps toward raising funds for land purchase. Thanks go out to our Keynote Speaker James Muffet for delivering an inspiring presentation on becoming a forward shadow caster. The banquet was a huge success!
June 2016
Agape Homeschool Group grew from 1 campus to 4 campuses for Fall Semester 2016! Our community continued to grow and we have once again outgrown our current location. Offering classes, events and opportunities to connect at our home location of Lake Odessa as well as the new campus additions of Saranac, Nashville and Alto.
September 2016
Agape Homeschool Group began Fall Semester 2016 with 3 Campuses offering weekly classes! Over the summer, we grew to 78 member families and 205 kids.
November 2016
ACT – Agape Celebrates Theatre was introduced in September with auditions followed with 6 weeks of theatre practice. Nine talented students made their official debut with 2 performances of A Bagful of Fables in November 2016.
January 2017
2017 has begun like a rocket for Agape. Kicking the year off with a continued growing count of 85 families. January also saw the beginning of our first Girls Volleyball Team. 14 teen girls working hard to learn the skills needed to squash their Mom’s in a game in March.
September 2022
Agape Homeschool Group grew once again in the Fall of 2022 by opening the Caledonia Campus at the Whitneyville Bible Church location. Expanding our reach and supporting homeschool families has always been a focus of ours and it’s such a blessing to open another campus.
