The Great Lakes Story

Great Lakes Bible College has its roots in the attempt by concerned members of Churches of Christ in the late 1940s to establish a Christian junior college in southern Ontario. Great Lakes Christian High School (formerly Great Lakes Christian College) developed over the years as a fine residential high school in 1952. The post-secondary program, initially called the Faculty of Bible and Missions- formed in 1969 and was renamed in 1975 as the School of Bible and Missions.

In 1987, the post-secondary program secured its Ontario Charter to become an independent institution, taking the current name of Great Lakes Bible College. In 1996, classes were moved to Waterloo, one of Ontario’s prime educational centres. Today, Great Lakes Bible College continues to innovate the programs and format offerings to suit the changing needs of the congregations that she serves. Online Study, especially in 2020 and the following years has allowed us to reach students who take classes (both synchronous and asynchronous) from across Canada and beyond.

GLCHS and GLBC continue as sister institutions in the unified Great Lakes endeavor.