Oklahoma Bible Academy

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The Oklahoma Bible Academy is an interdenominational Christian private school located in Enid, Oklahoma.

[edit] History

Oklahoma Bible Academy was founded in the early 1910's by the New Hopedale Mennonite Church in Meno, Oklahoma. In 1917 the General Conference Mennonite Churches of Oklahoma decided to adopt the school as its field of service, and the name OBA was given to the school. The school moved from the local church to the previous home of the Meno Prepatory School shortly after. By 1934 the enrollment had climbed to seventy-eight students, and all four years of high school were accredited by the state. The school became inter-denominational in 1946 and continued to "prepare men and women as light-bearers to attract souls in darkness to the Light of the world." The 1960's brought many changes to the campus of Oklahoma Bible Academy with a new industrial arts building, a music-lunchroom, and a gymnasium. The school added both seventh and eighth grades in 1977 and became a member of the Association of Christian Schools Internationalin 1978. With the growth of Christian elementary schools in Enid came the need for a Christian high school, and in 1982 the OBA Corporation voted to move the school to Enid, Oklahoma. In 1995 the school became concerned about space: locker areas were crowded, and classes were getting too big for available room. A stage was also needed for the new millenium, the school has added a football field in 2001, the Advance Learning Center in 2003, and a track in 2006. The current enrollment is two hundred sixty-two students.