HISTORY

Birthed by God and created in the vision and mission of the Bible college movement of the 1800's, FBC continues the vision of training lay people to become outstanding church and missions workers.

Drs. B. Hathaway Struthers and Kennard S. Brackney, Sr. founded the Hampton Roads School of Biblical Studies in 1996, in Norfolk, Virginia. The Board approved the name change to Faith Bible College to more accurately reflect the school's mission.

FBC specializes in training and developing Christian lay leaders for work in the local church and in world missions on the undergraduate level. Faith Bible College's founding Church, the Tabernacle Church of Norfolk (Tab Church), together with other friends and local churches in the area, provide for the College's ministry through prayer and financial gifts.

The College receives no federal or state financial support. The College is denominationally unaffiliated.

Faith Bible College is a Christ-centered, Bible-based educational ministry serving the communities of Tidewater and the greater Hampton Roads region, to help students develop leadership in and an understanding of biblical doctrines, world evangelism, and service.

Faith Bible College awards the Associate in Biblical Studies degree and Continuing Education Units. Christian elementary and secondary school teachers may receive certification of professional development through the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).

The College offers classes in training centers located at churches and Christian schools from Williamsburg, VA to Knotts Island, NC.

Attention Veterans & Active Military
The Virginia Department of Veteran's Education, Richmond, VA, will help active and inactive military duty and veteran students obtain GI Bill [Montgomery] educational benefits. For information and eligibility please contact the Agency at: www.gibill.va.gov or by phone: (888) 442-4551.

Faith Bible College is a private, religious post-secondary institution and therefore exempt from the approval requirements of the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV).

Faith Bible College is an affiliate of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). Such affiliation does not imply any kind of accredited status by ABHE.