The first classes started at Devil's Lake, ND, and the school was known as Lakewood Park Bible School. The original enrollment consisted of 18 students with the first classes held on October 18, 1948. One of the unique aspects of the new school was to The new school continued to grow until the Lakewood Park facilities could no longer accommodate the students. The school was then moved to the facilities of First Assembly of God in Aberdeen, SD, and became known as Hub City Bible Institute.
The growth trend continued and larger facilities were needed. The University of North Dakota, Ellendale campus, was closed due to consolidation efforts. One of the great miracles of God was the enablement of Trinity Bible College to purchase the Ellendale campus for one dollar. The story was published in a book, The Million Dollar Miracle, by Douglas Wead. The college was moved to Ellendale in 1972. The college's beginning was with a God-given vision, undergirded by the Word of God, nurtured through prayer, and matured in the fires of the Holy Spirit. The focus of Trinity Bible College is crystal clear-the education of men and women who are spiritually, academically and emotionally prepared to touch this generation. |
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Trinity Bible College was founded in 1948 as a result of a vision and desire of the Rev. L.E. Englar, a North Dakota pastor. He enlisted the support of the Rev. G. L. Riffe and the Rev. W.H. Kesler to develop a school to train pastors and workers for North Dakota churches.
accommodate the rural nature of the Dakotas with classes starting at the close of the fall harvest and ending at spring planting time. Rev. Kesler served as the dean of the college and continued in that capacity until 1969.
The blessing of God continued as did the growth. The former Trinity Hospital building in Jamestown, ND, became available, and the school moved there in the fall of 1967. It was named Trinity Bible Institute.
