Cono Christian School was a private

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founded in 1951 near

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, by Max and Jean Belz serving

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day and boarding students from around the United States and the world.Cono Christian School gets $1 million from anonymous donor
In the Faith, January 26, 2005 Boarding students were generally in middle and high school. In 2017 the 192-acre property and facility began use as a camp and retreat center of Ridge Haven, the camp and conference center of the

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. Summer camps were planned for 2018. This

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boarding school began as a ministry of Bible Presbyterian Church ( PCA). Max Belz was the pastor of the church at the time of the school's founding. He, Jean, and their eight children lived on the of donated property where the church building was built. Today Cono has , 25 of which are developed with academic, athletic and student and staff residential facilities.

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