Norfolk Christian Grammar School was founded in 1952 as a non-denominational Christian day school by Pastor John Dunlap. Pastor Dunlap’s vision was to establish a school for Christian parents that would offer their children an excellent education and complement the biblical values of their families and churches. II Corinthians 5:20 provided the biblical instruction that became Norfolk Christian's foundation: “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.