28 S G M A G A Z I N E | W I N T E R 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 Located in Dasher, just minutes from the Florida border, Georgia Christian School has sat quietly beneath the large oak trees for more than 100 years. Though Georgia Christian is the oldest private school in South Georgia, its reputation has not always been widely known outside Lowndes County. Recognition of the school has risen over the past decade, mostly due to growing popularity of the annual Georgia Christian Benefit Dinner. Since its beginning in 2008, the benefit dinner has become PHOTO: LORI ALLEY The Future Comes Into Focus for Georgia Christian School 28 S G M A G A Z I N E | W I N T E R 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 Ryan Warren, Brad Lawson, and Jon Sykes in front of Georgia Christian School’s new Joe Virgil Dasher Middle School.