History of KCCBS

Kansas City College and Bible School had its beginning in the Church of God (Holiness) at 29th and Askew in Kansas City, Missouri. There had been a growing concern that the young men and women of the Churches of God (Holiness), who were called to ministry, should have a proper place to prepare. The church building and some rented facilities nearby provided the campus from 1938 to 1941 for what was originally named the Kansas City Bible College.

In the summer of 1941, the school, realizing that it needed to expand, moved to its present location at 74th and Metcalf in Overland Park, a residential community in the southern part of the greater Kansas City area. The campus of about twenty acres provided a spacious setting for the school. Since that time, several tracts of land have been allocated for other purposes; for example, one for the College Church and the other for the Herald and Banner Press, leaving about eleven acres in our present campus.

The original campus had six buildings, including a 56-room dormitory, an administration building, a kitchen/dining room, and three dwellings. In 1947 a chapel and classroom building was erected. In 1957 a classroom building was built to house the high school.

A major building program was launched in 1965 with the erection of a 46-room dormitory with kitchen and dining room facilities on the lower level, a two-story classroom building with almost 20,000 square feet of floor space, and a multipurpose auditorium used for camp meetings and other general assemblies. Physical education facilities and office space are also provided. With the completion of these buildings, the old administration building and the kitchen and dining hall were razed.

One cannot view the present campus and facilities of Kansas City College and Bible School without knowing that through the dedicated labors and consecrated money of many, God has wrought a miracle. Kansas City College and Bible School remains dedicated to the training of men and women for holy life and service, making an impact on our world today.