Presbyterian Pan American School
"One in the Spirit" since 1956

Presbyterian Pan American School is living proof that diverse peoples of the world can indeed become "one in the spirit". Presbyterian Pan American School is more than a school. It is a Christian community where students soon realize that a deep unity is possible despite cultural differences.

We are an Institution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and we welcome young people of all faiths. The school has a full-time chaplain who coordinates all chapel services. Students and members of the staff lead daily devotional services held in the Henry Morris Chapel.

The School prepares young people to be leaders in their native countries and in society that is increasingly complex, multicultural, multilingual, and multinational; it provides—as a mission arm of the Church—the opportunity for students to experience life in a Christian place of learning; and it assits these students, regardless of their financial condition, in preparing for the college of their choice.

	Presidents
Sherwood H. Reisner 1956-1979	David R. Gifford 1980-1990	Abraham Torres 1991-1997	James H. Matthews 1998-Present

The Genesis of PPAS
"In the State of Texas there are more than a million people of Mexican descent, and their number grows each year. Surely our Presbyterian Church with its great emphasis upon representative government has an active role to play in the preparation of these people to take their places in a Christian democracy. It is nothing short of tragic that in Texas after more than 100 years of Presbyterian history we have only 34 churches and two struggling schools (Pres-Mex. and Tex-Mex) to serve this vast multitude."

Reaching Beyond
Since 1956, so many countries have been represented here by the students who have come to study and worship at P.P.A.S.