Our Mission

Western Baptist Bible College is a four-year Co-educational Christian Institution of higher education, supported by the Baptists, and dedicated to the cause of Christian Service. Western bears the distinction of being the first, and only, Christian Institution west of the Mississippi River founded by Blacks exclusively. The purposes underlying the founding of this school were: first, a desire to meet the demands of ministerial training; secondly, to provide education under Christian influence for young people.

Western believes the chief aim of a good college is not merely to teach books, but the meaning and purposes of life as well. To know God and the Laws and Purposes of His Universe; and to reconcile one’s life with these laws is the objective of Christian Education. Diligent study and the learning of books are only means to this end. Through study, we develop power, courage, and determination to go forth.