Two St. Charles County non-denominational Christian schools are joining forces for the 2013-14 school year.
According to a news release on the school website, Living Word Christian School (LWCS) and Westgate Christian Academy recently announced they are "growing together."
The combined school will offer preschool through 12th grade and have an estimated 800 total students for the upcoming academic year, according to the website.
LWCS includes the Christian Elementary School in St. Peters and the Christian Middle and High School in O’Fallon. Westgate Christian Academy operated a preschool, elementary school and middle school in St. Peters.
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