The RWCA Story

Our Beginnings

The Richard Wurmbrand Christian Academy was born out of the vision of one woman who was greatly influenced by the sacrificial lives of Pastor Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand.Liliana Romaniuc was an educator, a Romanian, and a Christian. She was the first person who dared to think about having a Christian school the city of Iasi, Romania. A few years after the fall of communism in Romania in 1989, Liliana and a small group of dedicated, Christian teachers started meeting together with the idea of opening a Christian school in Iasi, Romania. For three years they prayed and sought God’s direction and provision as they began to design a philosophy of education for a Christian school in the context of their Romanian culture. As a result, the Richard Wurmbrand Christian Academy was founded in September of 1995. One of the greatest Christian influences on Liliana’s life was Richard Wurmbrand, a Romanian Pastor who had suffered 14 years in prison for his faith in Christ. Pastor Wurmbrand was one of Romania’s most important Christian leaders, and it was his example that led Liliana to name the school in his honor. His faith and trust in God and his love for people has inspired countless thousands around the world. When Liliana first called the pastor for his permission, he humbly stated that he did not deserve this honor, because when he was in school, although he was gifted, he was also a bit lazy. But he finally agreed and now the school stands as his legacy for the Romanian nation.

From 65 students in 1995, the RWCA has grown to include a high school, and now has reached its current capacity of about 400 students getting the finest Christian education available anywhere in Romania!

About the Founder

Liliana Romaniuc came to Christ when she was 16. Born to an Orthodox family, her desire always had been to become a Math teacher and to make the students shine in their knowledge. After 15 years spent as a math teacher, God called her to make the students shine in their knowledge and spirit. She understood that the most important thing a teacher can do for her students is to help them to find the meaning in their lives through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This is why she was so determined to start RWCA and this why she still fights to keep the school functioning in spite of all the trials, needs, and attacks that come from an uneducated community. God has given her a vision: to change the Romanian culture through Christian education. God has called her to train teachers to prepare students to make a difference in the Romanian society, so that Romanian can see the light of the gospel and the love of our Lord Jesus.