West Coast Baptist College

West Coast Baptist College is an Independent Baptist Bible college in Lancaster, California, offering graduate and undergraduate degrees in Pastoral studies, evangelism, missions, church ministries, music, Christian education, youth ministry, and secretarial studies. According to their mission statement, West Coast Baptist College exist to develop leaders with a heart for God who are committed to the Word, compassionate toward the lost, and compelled to change communities for Christ. West Coast opened in 1995, and now has over 1200 graduates serving as pastors, missionaries, evangelists, and... teachers. The history of West Coast Baptist College began in July of 1986 when Dr. Paul Chappell, came to the Antelope Valley in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. Dr. Chappell was driven by a passion for lost souls and a vision of what God would do in Lancaster. The church began to grow through an aggressive soulwinning program with new converts being grounded with the Bible-centered preaching of Pastor Chappell. In the spring of 1988, the church raised an initial $50,000 in a "Giving by Faith" banquet.
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