God's Bible School and College is a private Bible college in

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. It was founded in 1900 and is of the Wesleyan-Arminian (Methodist) tradition.

History

Originally known as God's Bible School, the college was founded by

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minister Martin Wells Knapp in 1900. It began as a diploma course, devoted almost exclusively to the study of the

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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

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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

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 eight areas of study are offered. The college offers degrees at the associate's,

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, and graduate level, as well as a certificate in

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. The college also offers over twenty degree pathways through partnerships with other colleges and universities.

Accreditation

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

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. It is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). Its education degrees are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The college is a member of the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities.

Facilities

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

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

* Oswald Chambers, author of '' My Utmost for His Highest'', taught at God's Bible School & College * Emerson Stephen Colaw, United Methodist

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, attended God's Bible School & College * Charles Cowman, Christian missionary and missions organization cofounder, attended God's Bible School & College * Lettie Burd Cowman, Christian missionary and missions organization cofounder, attended God's Bible School & College * Pilipo Miriye, first evangelical missionary from Papua New Guinea to Nigeria, attended God's Bible School & College * Lillian Trasher,

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, attended God's Bible School & College

References

External links

Official website
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