In November,
1966, the Western Baptist Bible Fellowship, composed of pastors from
that region, met in
Classes began in
fall 1967 in rented facilities in
The campus moved
twice in the years that followed - in June 1969 the campus moved from
Orange to Walnut and in 1971 it moved again to Pasadena - before
settling in 1972 on the 149 acre former Cal Poly Voorhis campus in San
Dimas, California. The college leased the property from the state in
August 1972 which continued until it purchased the property from the
state in December 1977.
In February 1980,
the college’s second president, Pastor J.C. Joiner, took command. The
stable leadership of Joiner with Jack Baskin as the executive vice
president continued the vision of the Western States Baptist Bible
Fellowship.
In May 1983,
Pastor Frank Johnson accepted the call as the third president of
On June 8, 1992,
In May 1995,
Pastor Terry Randolph was elected as the fifth president of PCBBC after
serving as the interim president during the spring of 1995. He led the
college during a time of financial crisis and declining enrollment which
eventually forced the historic relocation of the college from Southern
California to
In September 1998
during Opening Days, the college was renamed
In 1999, Terry
Randolph resigned and Sam Davison, then pastor of
During the many
years of its existence,
The purpose of this institution is to establish, maintain, and conduct a Baptist college (1) for the systematic and comprehensive study of the Holy Bible and any other courses that will make the student a better Christian, citizen, and servant of Jesus Christ; (2) for practical, efficient, and thorough training of pastors, missionaries, evangelists, Christian school teachers, Christian musicians, and other church workers and lay people to do the ultimate goal of the ministry of the Word of God which is the salvation of souls, the edification of Christians, and the worldwide proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; (3) for training men to establish New Testament Baptist churches both at home and abroad; (4) for teaching Christian ethics in all facets of the Lord’s work; and (5) for the proclamation and preservation of Bible doctrine.
Website: http://www.heartlandbaptist.edu/default.aspx