[2] In 2016, a group headed by Glen Villanueva, a local physician, purchased Modesto Christian School and part of the campus from Neighborhood Church.

Greg Pearce, the athletics director and dean of students, said in 2009: "Our first goal is to prepare our kids spiritually.

"[5] It offers baseball, softball, football, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, and boys' and girls' basketball, golf, and soccer.

[7] The sports program has been very successful; Modesto Christian was named Cal Hi Sports Division V State School of the Year in 2006[5] and as of March 2007[update] had won four state championships, 10 Northern California championships, topped the Sac-Joaquin Section 17 times and the league 35 times.

[2] In 2014 three seniors signed letters of intent to attend top-tier colleges on sports scholarships[8] and the football team was defeated in the divisional championship.