Garywood Christian School

Garywood Christian School was a Christian private school located in Hueytown, Alabama, in the western suburbs of Birmingham. It was affiliated with Garywood Assembly of God, a large Pentecostal church that houses the school's facilities. The school suspended operations in 2007 as a result of the parent church's action toward moving to a new location.

The school was founded in 1985 by Garywood's pastor, Rev. John A. Loper Jr. At its inception, the school offered classes in kindergarten through eighth grades, adding a higher grade each successive school year until all twelve grades were offered. The school offered Bible-based curriculum in all standard school subjects. In 2003, the school also offered sponsorship of home school students, giving such students the legal "umbrella organization" required by Alabama law and also allowing them additional opportunities, such as sports participation.

GCS fielded varsity sports teams in eight-man football, boys' and girls' basketball, volleyball, baseball, and fast-pitch softball. The teams played under the nickname "Crusaders". Their uniform colors were blue, black and white. In 2003, the Crusader football team won the National Association of Christian Athletes Division 3 national championship, the first post-season championship in school history. The teams competed in the National Christian Sports Conference (formerly the National Christian Athletic Association) at the time the school suspended operations.

One of the school's teachers, Lyn Turk, took part in The Amazing Race 10 and became part of the first all-female team to ever make it into the final three in the show's history. Her team finished third overall.

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