TEAM PBC: OUR STAFF




 Pastor Mark Luther Appell
  • "Pastor Mark,"
  • Pastor Of Ministries
  • Smarter than he looks
  • For Profile and more information (remember, you asked), please click here.






Rev. Dr. Roger Ellison
  • "Pastor Ellison,"
  • Teaching Pastor
  • Younger than he looks, older than he acts
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Mrs. Lois Dmyszewicz
  • "Lois," "Mrs. D.,"
  • Church Secretary, Financial Secretary, sometimes Academy Secretary
  • more "country" than she looks
  • For Profile and more information (remember, you asked), please click here.



Mr. A. Edwin Leonard
  • "Ed," "Uncle Ed,"
  • Custodian, Men's Ministry leader
  • better fisherman and cook than he looks
  • For Profile and more information (remember, you asked), please click here.


Mr. Carl Benjamin
  • "Carl," "Sub Man," "Hey, tech guy!"
  • Volunteer CIO/CTO
  • more active than he looks
  • For Profile and more information (remember, you asked), we're still waiting too!

AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS A PART OF PERTH BIBLE CHURCH!!!
  • We believe that every member is a minister (servant) to others for Christ's glory!
  • We believe that every member and attender is greatly important and has much to contribute.
  • All that we are able to do is because of the many and diverse volunteers who are willing to sacrifice their time, talents and even treasures for the greater good!
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Is PBCA a "Regents school"? Why or why not?

No, by our own choice, we are not considered a NY state "Regents School" and therefore can not offer a 'Regents diploma.' We do, however, facilitate opportunites for families who desire their enrolled child to take the Regents exam.

We do engage in annual national standardized testing via the Standford Achievement Test as well as Accelerated Christian Education diagnostic assessments.

Why not "Regents"? Based upon all available data, The Regents tests and diploma fall well short of our standards, expectations and philosophy for education. The Regents are solely focused on a student's ability to memorize and copy information. PBCA is committed to ensuring that our students are not only able to memorize and attain information, but are also able to learn, process and develop it for themselves. It has been proven and documented that the Regents exams deal only with selective information and lacks flexibility, cultural sensitivity, and many of the foundational facts of our nation's history. We are committed to a more comprehensive and complete assessment. According to Regents standards, to pass the exam and graduate high school, a student need only earn 28 out of 84 points (33%). To earn the coveted Regents Diploma a student needs only to score 37 out of 84 points (44%). At PBCA, we practice 'mastery-based' learning. This means that no student may advance from one unit to the next in any subject without scoring a minimum of 80% on the final unit test. If they are not able to accomplish this, we work with them individually until they can. These standards are maintained for 'grade advancement' and graduation.

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