Maranatha Baptist Bible College

I personally don't know much about it, except that in the mid-70's if you were an IFB and were going to attend a Bible college in the upper Midwest, it was either Pillsbury Baptist Bible College (P.U.) in Owatonna, MN or else it was Maranatha.

 

The school is now going by 'Maranatha Baptist University'. Somehow it survived past presidents #2, #3, & #4 (divorce, massage parlor, and molestation coverup scandals, respectively).

 

I am an alumnus of MBU with the MA and recommend it highly. Despite the occasional poor choice of presidents (and their poor decisions), the faculty and staff and trustees and board have the highest of standards. The school itself is regionally accredited, which is a rarity in IFB circles, so the courses are all rigorous. I remember contrasting it to the unaccredited seminary where I had studied a year and being surprised at how much more Maranatha grad school (now a seminary) required.

When my son went there for his BA, fresh from Japan where he had grown up, even though that first year was very difficult for him, he was treated with respect and appreciation, something missionary kids often don't receive even at Christian colleges. I believe it was his second year when he received the "Student Worker of the Year" award.