The Pilgrim Academy is a private non-profit Christian day school founded in 1971 by Dr. Warren Allem and the Emmanuel Church to serve the young people of southern New Jersey. In 1981, Robert A. Peterson was appointed headmaster of the school until his home coming on August 1, 2003. Pastor John E. Sahl served as Acting Headmaster for 2003 - 2004 until Dr. Hubert Hartzler who served for 2005 - 2008. The board then installed after three years of interim leadership under Dr. Hartzler, Christopher N. Storr as the Headmaster beginning with the 2008 - 2009 academic year.

The Academy seeks to give every student, without discrimination, a strong college-preparatory liberal arts education within the context of a Christian world and life view. The highest aim of the school is to see its students accept God's call to redemption and then apply Christianity to every area of life.

The Pilgrim Academy is located on a wooded 40-acre campus in rural South Jersey, seven miles east of Egg Harbor in an area known as Germania. Atlantic City is eighteen miles south-east of the Academy. Students come from all over Atlantic County as well as adjacent countries and represent a wide variety of ethnic and religious backgrounds.

The theme for the 2008 - 2009 school year is "Learning to Love Christ....Looking to Serve Others". I John 4:21

The theme, however, for The Pilgrim Academy, has always been: Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. (KJV - 1 Co 10:31)

The Pilgrim Academy is a ministry of Emmanuel Church

Liverpool Ave. & White Horse Tpke., Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215

Emmanuel Church (609) 965-1678

Pilgrim Academy (609) 965-2866