God's Bible School and College
| Type | Private Bible college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1900 |
Religious affiliation | Christian |
| President | Rodney S. Loper |
| Students | 320 |
| Location | , , US |
| Affiliations | Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities |
| Website | www.gbs.edu |
God's Bible School and College is a private Bible college in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1900 and is of the Wesleyan-Arminian (Methodist) tradition.
History
[edit]Originally known as God's Bible School, the college was founded by Methodist minister Martin Wells Knapp in 1900. It began as a diploma course, devoted almost exclusively to the study of the Bible and practical subjects. The goal of the institution was to enable the students to be effective workers in what Knapp called the "great, whitened harvest field." The original curriculum was called the Christian Worker's Course and in 1936 was standardized into a regular four-year collegiate course. At that same time, the Department of Education of the State of Ohio granted authorization to the college to confer baccalaureate degrees.
Academics
[edit]God's Bible School and College has three academic divisions (Education and Professional Studies, Ministerial Education, and Music) and offers both traditional and fully online education. Through these divisions twelve areas of study are offered. The college offers degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, and graduate level.
Accreditation
[edit]God's Bible School and College is authorized by the Department of Education of the State of Ohio to award associate and baccalaureate degrees and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE).
The college is a member of the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities.
Facilities
[edit]God's Bible School and College has six major buildings. The Administration Building houses administrative offices, the Revivalist offices, faculty offices, and classrooms. The Deets-Miller Student Center houses a dining hall, student snack bar and recreation room, Presidential Dining Room, a full-size gymnasium, classrooms, and faculty offices. The Knapp Memorial Building houses a chapel, a men's residence hall, and classrooms. The McNeill Music Hall houses faculty offices, classrooms, and practice rooms. The Revivalist Memorial Building houses a women's residence hall and the Aldersgate Christian Academy. The R.G. Flexon Memorial Library provides shelf space for 60,000 volumes, student study area, offices, and archives.
Ministries
[edit]The college operates a K-12 Christian school (Aldersgate Christian Academy) and publishes the God's Revivalist.
The students and staff of God's Bible School & College operate several inner-city ministries in downtown Cincinnati. They include the Main Street Chapel, Christ Hospital Singers, Laurel Homes Kid's Club, Teen Power, and Prayer Station. They also participate in local church and jail ministries.
Notable alumni and faculty
[edit]- Oswald Chambers, author of My Utmost for His Highest, taught at God's Bible School & College
- Emerson Stephen Colaw, United Methodist Bishop, attended God's Bible School & College
- Charles Cowman, Christian missionary and missions organization cofounder, attended God's Bible School & College[1][2]
- Lettie Burd Cowman, Christian missionary and missions organization cofounder, attended God's Bible School & College[1][2]
- Pilipo Miriye, first evangelical missionary from Papua New Guinea to Nigeria, attended God's Bible School & College
- Lillian Trasher, missionary, attended God's Bible School & College
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cowman, Charles Elmer (1864-1924) and Lettie [Burd] (1870-1960) | History of Missiology". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame - God's Bible School & College". God's Bible School & College. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
Further reading
[edit]- Day, Lloyd R. (1949). A history of God's Bible School in Cincinnati 1900-1949. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Smith, L. (2016). A century on the mount of blessings: The story of God's Bible School. Cincinnati, OH: Revivalist Press.
- Thornton, Wallace, Jr. (2014). When the Fire Fell: Martin Wells Knapp's Vision of Pentecost and the Beginnings of God's Bible School. Asbury Theological Seminary Series in Pietist/Wesleyan Studies. Lexington, Kentucky: Emeth Press. ISBN 978-1609470692.
External links
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- Bible colleges in the United States
- Universities and colleges in Cincinnati
- Christianity in Cincinnati
- Educational institutions established in 1900
- Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities
- Mount Auburn, Cincinnati
- Methodist universities and colleges in the United States
- 1900 establishments in Ohio