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Faith
Trust in God for the fulfillment of a desired outcome aligned with His will, revealed in His Word.
About OSL
Who we are.
An educational ministry of two Bronx congregations, sharing Christ through education since 1942.
What We Do
Success. Growth. Character.
Our Saviour Lutheran School is an educational community that inspires academic success, cultivates holistic growth, and instills faithful Christian character in a caring, thoughtful, and engaging learning environment.
Our Vision
As an extension of the faithful work of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Saviour and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, we believe students of every background can learn and grow within a Christian community.
Each person is valued and beloved, first as a creation of God. We expect everyone in our school community to show and receive respect — leading to exemplary character founded upon the Christian faith — so that our students are uplifted to work toward the betterment of society in an ever-changing world.
Our Family Values
Five words we live by.
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Integrity
Maintaining the highest standard of moral thought, behavior, and quality of excellence.
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Sacrifice
Yielding to a source of power, found in God's will, that demands denial of self.
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Leadership
Inspiring individual and collective motivation towards a specific and common goal.
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Legacy
Awareness and pursuit of one's impact on humanity and society, trusting in salvation in Christ that leads to eternity.
OSL in 2026
A new season — on purpose.
In 2021 we made the difficult decision to close grades K–7 due to low enrollment, while recognizing the strength of our secondary education program, especially in athletics.
To stabilize our mission, we partner with Bronx Excellence Charter School, a 4th–8th grade school. We remain the owners of the building and will not sell it — so OSL continues as a church and school in the Bronx while expanding with an additional campus.
As a Christian school with a rich history in the Lutheran tradition, we continue to be innovative. We reimagined education around specific student needs and became a specialized academy with two learning pathways: student-athletics and student-vocational.
Partnership
OSL × FISLL
A social-impact brand born out of the Allan Houston Legacy Foundation, sharing our commitment to holistic education founded on faith in Christ.
- Curriculum centered on shared values: Faith, Integrity, Sacrifice, Leadership, Legacy
- Camps, seminars, and conferences open to our Bronx community
- A shared vision for OSL’s expansion, including multiple educational experiences in the Bronx
Our History
Rooted in the Bronx.
Affectionately known across the city as “OSL,” our school has served students from all five boroughs, Westchester, New Jersey, and more than a dozen countries.
- 1942
Founded
Our Saviour opens as an elementary school.
- 1955
A high school
OSL becomes a high school, inspired to reflect Morris Park and the whole Bronx.
- 1960s
Faith and justice
Encouraged by the Civil Rights Movement, OSL aligns racial justice and equity with the foundations of the Christian faith.
- 2001
Navigating change
After September 11, families move to the suburbs; OSL finds creative ways to keep serving.
- 2020
Partners in ministry
During COVID-19, our supporting congregations join together in mission.
- 2026
The academy
A new model, a long-term home, and a path to thriving.
Read the full history
Our Saviour Lutheran School is an educational ministry of its supporting congregations: The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Saviour and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, both in the Bronx, New York. Founded in 1942 – first as an elementary school, then as a high school beginning in 1955 – the work of our school has been one of important impact in the Bronx and beyond.
Guided by our faith, the leadership of our school has been historically consistent regarding an intentional focus that the Church throughout the world has overlooked for far too long – that of racial justice & equity. Being located in the Bronx gives the school a unique mission opportunity to serve BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color) communities that are far too often underserved and overlooked, especially by the wider Christian church. Since 1955, the school was inspired to reflect the community by which it was surrounded, not only in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, but the Bronx as a whole borough. In the early years of the school, this desire was further encouraged by the Civil Rights Movement. Today, OSL continues to engage the needs of those who have been affected by historic injustice, oppression, and inequality, through intentional planning, education, ministry, and service in the Bronx and beyond.
Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, residents of New York City quickly began moving to suburban areas, making it difficult for congregations and parochial schools to remain financially supported solely by membership and tuition. Our Saviour Lutheran School was shrewd in navigating the times, being thoughtful and creative with strategies that would allow the school to continue serving. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the school’s supporting congregations made the faithful decision to partner together in mission and ministry, which has allowed the work of Our Saviour Lutheran School to grow and flourish as we enter a new season of life in the City of New York.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
All are welcome.
At Our Saviour Lutheran School, we have always believed that a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is a key component of maintaining a caring, familial environment.
“OSL” should be a place where people of all backgrounds can come together, reason together, think together, believe together, learn together, create together, and succeed together.
We are committed to this because we are compelled by our purpose, mission, vision, and values — and by our faith, in which we are called by Christ to love and serve God and our neighbors.