Hobe Sound Bible College is a

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. It is a part of the conservative holiness movement and aligned with

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(Methodist) theology.

History

First known as Hobe Sound Bible Institute, the college was founded in 1960 under the leadership of Stephen D. Herron, a Wesleyan Methodist minister and prominent

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speaker and general evangelist, the school's founder and president for 25 years. He had the vision for a conservative holiness school that would offer a quality education. Herron approached H. Robb French and Florida Evangelistic Association, now Hope International Missions, about year-round utilization of the camp meeting facilities for a Bible college. They offered the grounds and facilities of Sea Breeze Camp for such a school. At the camp meeting of 1960, donations were raised to aid in launching the school. In September of that year, Hobe Sound Bible Institute welcomed its first student body, representing 12 states and Canada. The registration for the first year totaled 24, with a 3-person teaching staff that included Herron, missionary C. J. Goodspeed and Wesleyan Methodist evangelist Dr. Johannes Maas, founder of

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. From this small beginning, the college now has a prominent place of service in the holiness movement.

Accreditation

In 1986 the college attained full accreditation with

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Academics

Hobe Sound Bible College offers Bachelor of Arts degrees as well as Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees.

Christian day school

Hobe Sound Bible College operates

Hobe Sound Christian Academy Hobe Sound Christian Academy (HSCA) is a private, PreK-12 Christian school which shares the campus of Hobe Sound Bible College, about 25 miles north of West Palm Beach, Florida. Hobe Sound Christian Academy began in 1960 as a service to the chil ...

, including grades K through 12.

References

External links

Official website
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