LoveWorks 
Christian Academy (K-6)

Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Dr. Deborah L. Hollis is a retired public-school teacher and administrator for over 28 years and has served on the Board of Directors as Education & Outreach Administrator for LoveWorks Church since its inception in 2012.  She began her teaching career as a tutor for one of her mother's (Evangelist Mattie V. Hollis, founder of LoveWorks Church) college courses and followed a path of teaching for which she was destined. Dr. Hollis has worked diligently as an elementary and middle school teacher for approximately 10 years providing quality instruction in several content areas including english, reading, writing, mathematics, and social studies.  While teaching, colleagues encouraged her to pursue school administration, which she later decided to follow and was assigned as an Assistant Principal, a position which Dr. Hollis served elementary, intermediate and middle school students for over 15 years.  She also served as a youth leader and choir director for ten years at Morningside COGIC in the Garfield area of Pittsburgh, PA, where she was an active member of the church.  Dr. Hollis embodies a love for children and youth and a sincere desire to aid in their growth and development academically and spiritually as God leads.  She achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from the University of Pittsburgh. During her assignment as an Assistant Principal, Dr. Hollis pursued and achieved her doctoral degree, EdD for School Leadership in Christian Education from Liberty University in 2019 with the hopes of providing students and teachers the necessary resources and best pedagogical practices within a biblical worldview to increase student's academic performance and enhance spiritual growth and development in a school environment that is spiritually nurturing, purpose-driven, academically comprehensive, and safe. With experience serving in the public education sector, Dr. Hollis realized and became very concerned with the absence of moral character development, a diminishing value of life and lack of hope among  students, particularly those who attended schools in low performing districts, who live in economically disadvantaged communities, and low expectations of teachers who work in schools with an increased population of economically disadvantaged children and youth. Moreover, the importance of intentional spiritual nurture for children and youth motivated Dr. Hollis and became the groundwork for her doctoral studies.  With a three-fold mission, LoveWorks Church serves to build, restore, and help strengthen the tripartite, distinctive nature of man, body, soul, and spirit, in achieving wholeness and understanding of our purpose in God.  One of her leadership goals for LoveWorks Christian Academy is to create a school environment where students develop a sense of Christian self-identity and character, an understanding of their purpose in God and value of life.  With a growing concern for the total well-being of children and youth, Dr. Hollis chose to retire in July 2022 from public education to focus more on providing children and youth with a wholistic quality educational experience in Christian Education to help build and strengthen the whole self, physical, spiritual and intellectual growth and development.  Spiritual nurture is purpose-driven, Christ-centered, and grounded in a biblical worldview. In His youth, Jesus Christ experienced intellectual, spiritual, physical and social growth and development as he "increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man" (Luke 2:52, KJV).   As a Christian school leader, Dr. Hollis is dedicated to carrying out the mission of intentional spiritual nurture through the word of God in the lives of children and youth. 

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-Peace and blessing in Jesus name.