Kansas City College and Bible School

Kansas City College and Bible School
Established 1938
Type Private
President Delbert L Scott
Students 128
Location Overland Park, Kansas

Kansas City College and Bible School is a Christian college in Overland Park, Kansas in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is affiliated with the Church of God (Holiness), an association of autonomous holiness Christian congregations, an outgrowth of the 19th-century holiness movement. It operates Overland Christian Schools, K thru 12, which are accredited with the National Association of Private Schools.[1][2]

History

In 1938 Kansas City Bible School started in the basement of a church in Kansas City. Students lived in nearby houses rented as dormitories and studied under part-time teachers. Six students graduated the next year. There have been over 1200 graduates since. In 1941, A. C. Watkins, Morey Shaver, Doctor C.E. Cowen, and others purchased a section of land south of the city. At the corner of what was then 74th and Highway 69, the twelve acres that had formerly served as Dr. UHL’s Sanitarium began to be transformed into a college campus. Since that time, Overland Park has surrounded the campus and much of its landscape has changed.

Mission Statement

Kansas City College and Bible School exists to educate servant leaders with a biblical worldview and a passion for holiness of heart and life.

Overview

Its president is Delbert L Scott. The college holds candidate status with the Association for Biblical Higher Education. Candidate status is a pre-accreditation status granted to those institutions that meet the ABHE Conditions of Eligibility and that possess such qualities as may provide a basis for achieving accreditation status within four years.

Campus

Six primary buildings comprise the facilities. Cowen Memorial Auditorium houses administrative offices and an auditorium/ gymnasium. The 20,000-square-foot Palmer Education Center includes libraries, classrooms, offices, and a science lab. Shaver Hall houses a dormitory, the cafeteria, three apartments, a guest room, student lounges, and laundry facilities. The college classroom building provides for classrooms, a student lounge, and faculty offices. The chapel building houses a 300-seat sanctuary, a piano studio, four practice rooms, and a classroom.

Weekend education

Kansas City Japanese School, Inc. (カンザスシティ日本語補習授業校 Kanzasu Shiti Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese weekend educational program, is held at the Kansas City College and Bible School.[3] First established 1979, it was formally approved by the Japanese Ministry of Education (Monbusho) and officially established in 1984.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://overlandchristian.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/pr-booklet_web.pdf
  2. ↑ http://napsaccreditation.com/
  3. ↑ "北米の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）." (Archive) MEXT. Retrieved on May 5, 2014. "c/o Kansas City College & Bible School, 7401 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66204, U.S.A."
  4. ↑ "About Our School" (Archive). Kansas City Japanese School, Inc. Retrieved on April 5, 2015.

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Coordinates: 38°59′45″N 94°39′59″W / 38.99583°N 94.66639°W