Welcome to Fruit Cove Baptist Church Homeschool Ministry, Forge.
We are a community of Christian homeschoolers seeking God while growing in discipleship, service, and academic excellence. We seek to honor and glorify God in all we do. Our ministry consists of homeschooling families who are training and teaching their children at home.
About Forge
Fruit Cove Baptist Homeschool Ministry provides a Christian fellowship for homeschooling parents and students in which they are encouraged to seek God first and to pursue excellence in learning. Our ministry has been established to support homeschooling families by providing Biblically-based classes in core and elective subjects. We are unapologetically Christian in our curriculum choices, and we are relentless in our passion for supporting homeschooling families. We believe there are many methods of homeschooling, and we desire to support families as they walk in God’s calling for their family.
Our purpose and desire is to provide loving encouragement, quality academics and enrichment courses, and God-glorifying social interaction for students as well as essential support for parents as they develop their children to Christ-like character, enabling them to stand firm in their belief in the teaching of the Bible as the complete and inerrant Word of God, thereby equipping them to glorify the name of Jesus in all they do.
Our Mission
Our mission is to glorify God by connecting with homeschool families and assisting them in their call to educate their children.
Our Goal is to:
- Provide excellent academic and elective courses for students of all ages.
- Support, encourage, and equip parents’ role as the primary, God-ordained teacher.
- Offer opportunities for fellowship, fun, and learning.
Our Method
Our ministry offers different options for participation. Families can enroll as general ministry partners, offering access to our events calendar to participate in field trips, play dates, parent events, Bible studies, and more.
Our Academic day takes place on Tuesdays, and our Enrichment day occurs on Wednesday. For all courses, new concepts are introduced during class time, and work is assigned for the following week, as applicable.
We pride ourselves on learning that meets students where they are, using engaging conversation, hands-on learning, and intentionally selected curriculum.
Quick Mentions
Schedule at a glance
Annual Rhythm: 12 weeks Fall • 12 weeks Spring
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Academic classes: 24 weeks
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Enrichment classes: 12 or 24 weeks
Daily Flow:
- 9:00–9:20Fellowship Assembly
- 9:20–9:30Transition to Class
- 9:30–10:15Course 1
- 10:15–10:20Transition
- 10:20–10:45Brain Games & Snack
- 10:45–10:50Transition
- 10:50–11:35Course 2
- 11:35–11:40Transition
- 11:40–12:25Course 3
- 12:25–1:00Fellowship Lunch
Upcoming Events
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Aug 11 – Parent Meeting (2025–2026 Year) | 6–8pm
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Sept 13 – Battle of the Boards – Family Game Day | 1–5pm
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Oct 13 – Living History Exhibit | 6–8pm
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Nov 18 – Children’s Holiday Business Fair | 12:30–1:30pm | FCBC Pavilion
Leadership & Contact
Forge is led by a volunteer team of parents serving homeschool families in our church and community.
📧 Email: homeschool@fruitcove.com
📞 Church Office: Contact for urgent matters
Curriculum Purchasing Guide 2025-2026
Our ministry has a partnership with Christianbook.com and with Masterbooks. If you order through Christianbook.com, please use our organizational link, which gives 4% of your purchase back to our ministry https://www.christianbook.com/apps/giveback?org=GPWGEK (If choosing to use this option, you will use Group code GPWGEK.) (You can order all of the selected materials through this website, if you choose.)
If you are purchasing Masterbooks materials directly from the publisher, please coordinate with our volunteer leaders, who can schedule a private shopping time with you on our ministry’s organizational account, which will offer you a 30% discount on Masterbooks products (including those not used in our ministry).
Please note: If you have more than one child in a particular age group using the same curriculum, you will need to either purchase more than one student workbook, or your family will be responsible for making the necessary copies. Our ministry does not have the ability to support those requirements.
Preschool Click to view the full curriculum.
Stepping Stones: (Masterbooks) Family purchase is not required.
Grades K–1 Click to view the full curriculum.
- Science: God’s Design for Life – Beginners (Masterbooks)
- History: My Story 1 (Masterbooks)
- Literature: God’s Big Story 1 (Generations) & Read Aloud Set
Grades 2–4 Click to view the full curriculum.
- Science: God’s Design for Life (Masterbooks)
- History: Passport to America (If you have more than 1 child in this age group, purchase a second “passport” for $4.)
- Literature: Books to be bought via Amazon, library or secondhand:
- Charlotte’s Web: https://a.co/d/etOZYgT
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins: https://a.co/d/fkTaZ0s
- Hatchet: https://a.co/d/4HWKPpA
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: https://a.co/d/7pk5LBi
- Wonder: https://a.co/d/8k73qa6
- Recommended, but not required: Catch On To Cursive
Grades 5–7 Click to view the full curriculum.
- Science: God’s Design for Life (Masterbooks)
- History: America’s Story 1 (Masterbooks) (with supplemental American History reading; families not asked to purchase extras)
- Literature: Great Christian Stories (Generations)
- Swiss Family Robinson: https://a.co/d/dZp62uT
- Island of the Blue Dolphins: https://a.co/d/iZrBpCA
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: https://a.co/d/8Hhu4nk
- A Door in the Wall: https://a.co/d/3N88nSW
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Grades 8–12 Click to view the full curriculum.
- Science: Biology (Masterbooks) with Lab Kit (or kit without microscope; one available in class). Required Lab Book.
- History: American History (Masterbooks)
- Literature: American Literature (Masterbooks) (many texts needed—often available via library or online; no need to purchase all at once)
- Additional Literature to support the course:
- Benjamin Franklin’s The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter
- Henry David Thoreau’s Walden
- Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage
- Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome
- Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms
- Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God
- William Faulkner’s The Unvanquished
- John Steinbeck’s The Pearl
Purchasing Partners
Leadership Team
The Fruit Cove Baptist Church Homeschool Ministry leadership team is a volunteer group of parents who seek to serve homeschool families in our church and local community. We typically try to respond to messages Monday–Friday from 9:00am–5:00pm, but please understand that we do not keep regular office hours, as we too are homeschooling our children. If you have an urgent situation that requires immediate attention, please contact the church office and ask for them to contact our volunteer leaders personally.
