Calvary Bible College
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Calvary Bible College |
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| Motto | Live According to a Biblical Worldview and Serve |
| Established | 1932 |
| Type | Private, Non-Denominational |
| President | Dr. Elwood Chipchase |
| Undergraduates | 524 |
| Postgraduates | N/A |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics | NAIA, HAAC |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Website | www.calvary.edu |
Opened in 1932, Calvary Bible College has become a nationally-known Bible college.
Calvary Bible College (or "CBC" for short) is located in Kansas City, Missouri and offers several associate and bachelor degrees, including a bachelor degree completion program called Excel for older students. Master of Science degrees, Master of Arts degrees, and a Master of Divinity degree are offered at Calvary Theological Seminary.
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[edit] History
Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary is the successful result of a merger in 1961 between two small and struggling Bible colleges—Kansas City Bible College and Midwest Bible College in St. Louis. A second merger took place in 1987 when Citadel Bible College of Ozark, Arkansas, joined Calvary. These mergers represented a blending of institutional objectives, assets and liabilities, alumni associations, and doctrinal goals as well as values that were held in common by all of the institutions.
In the early 1930s, Christian work throughout the Midwest needed experienced, well-trained pastors and teachers. The economic depression had the country in its grip, many churches were without pastors, and there was no evangelical school in this area of the heartland. Several Christian leaders had been praying for a decade about the need for such a school, and the God-selected leaders for the original venture included Dr. Walter L. Wilson, medical doctor, theologian, and author; Rev. David Bulkley, Superintendent of the City Union Mission; and Rev. R. Fuller Jaudon, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. Kansas City Bible Institute first opened its doors in 1932, and in 1935, it became Kansas City Bible College. Dr. Wilson, followed by Dr. F. William May, served as its first two presidents.
In 1938, Dr. May, left Kansas City Bible College to assist with the founding of Midwest Bible and Missionary Institute in Salina, Kansas. Also assisting was Rev. Nye J. Langmade, who served as its first President until 1954. Dr. May served as President from 1954 until 1956 when Dr. Roger Andrus was appointed President. In 1946, Midwest moved to St. Louis, Missouri. It became Midwest Bible College in 1959.
In the early 1960s, Dr. Al Metsker, acting President of Kansas City Bible College, met with Dr. Roger Andrus, President of Midwest Bible College, to explore the possibility of merging the two small colleges into one stronger institution. In the summer of 1961 the blueprint was complete, the two schools merged, moved to a campus in the Kansas City suburban community of Prairie Village, Kansas, and became Calvary Bible College. The Board of Trustees of the newly formed school named Dr. Roger Andrus as its first President.
In addition to the individuals named above who were instrumental in the early years, Calvary and it predecessor schools were blessed with a number of others who had a desire to see Bible institutes begun in the Midwest and had an active part in these beginnings—Mr. Dwight Johnson, Dr. Charles R. Rolls, Dr. Robert Belton, Dr. Clifford Lewis, and Mr. Stanley Cook, to name a few.
In 1966, Calvary moved to 1111 W. 39th St. in Kansas City, where it remained until the move in 1980 to the current campus at Richards Gebaur Air force base in Southern Kansas City.
Dr. Andrus served as President of Calvary until the early 1970s, and in 1974, Dr. Leslie Madison was called as President.
Citadel Bible College, originally named the Ozark Bible Institute, began in the heart of Rev. A. H. Levin. Under his leadership, the school was organized by a group of pastors and businessmen and incorporated in the state of Arkansas in 1947, with classes beginning in 1949. Rev. Levin served as Citadel's first President until his death in 1970, at which time his son, Rev. Robert Levin, was appointed Interim President. Dr. Paul Brownback served as President from 1976 until the merger with Calvary in 1987.
In 1991, Dr. Madison was appointed Chancellor, and Dr. Donald Urey, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Calvary, was named President. Dr. Jim Anderson, an alumnus and former faculty member at Calvary, was called as President in 1996. After Dr. Anderson's return to full-time evangelistic work, the Board of Trustees named Dr. Elwood H. Chipchase as President in 1999.
Calvary also continually strives to improve the quality of education given to students, and after three years of diligently working and writing a Self-Study, Calvary has been granted initial candidacy status with the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
[edit] Athletics
The Calvary Warriors offer sports for Men's & Women's Basketball, Men's Soccer, and Women's Volleyball. In each of these sports the Warriors compete against other colleges in regular season games and post-season tournaments. The Warriors are members of the Midwest Christian College Conference (MCCC) and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). The MCCC is made up of eight colleges from Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. The NCCAA is made up of more than 60 colleges from all over the United States.
[edit] Radio
The College also has a 100,000-watt radio station (Calvary 88.5 FM - KLJC) which broadcasts through out the Kansas City area. The station is a Contemporary Christian format. Calvary 88.5 has a syndicated radio station for Emporia, Kansas at 103.9 FM. There is also a campus radio station, Calvary 1640 AM.
