Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

Being the third fastest-growing city in the country, it’s no wonder Ankeny is a great place to live and study.

Housing is affordable and job opportunities are plentiful. Ankeny, home to more than 50,000 people, is a fast growing suburb of Des Moines. All your shopping and dining needs as well as state parks, bike trails, and a family YMCA are within a short drive. Being a student at FBTS also means you share a campus with Faith Baptist Bible College. This gives you the benefits of guest speakers, events, entertainment, and resources available on campus.

Faith Baptist Theological Seminary provides an advanced Biblical, theological, and ministerial education at the graduate level with the goal of preparing Bible expositors to serve effectively in Christian ministry through leadership positions within Baptist fundamentalism.

We know you have a lot of choices when choosing a seminary to train for ministry, so why choose Faith? Our programs in Theology, Old and New Testament, and Practical Theology will challenge you not only to grow in your understanding of the Bible through in-depth research, but also strengthen you in your walk with God.

Our seminary faculty is highly trained to ensure you the best education. Our graduates have described our faculty as being “top-notch” and giving “sound theological teaching.”With our flexible online and module formats, you can tailor a program to fit the needs of your schedule. Classes are offered online, in one-week modules, and in residence formats.

Our desire is to make training affordable for everyone God has called into ministry. In addition to having competitive tuition rates, multiple internal and external sources of financial aid are available to our students.

Are you looking for strong academics with an exceptional faculty? Why not spend time in an environment that encourages you to grow spiritually while building lasting friendships? Why wouldn’t you want to invest a year or more of your life for eternity’s sake? Find out why you belong at Faith and why Faith is “For life and For ministry.”

Academics are important. That’s why we’re accredited both nationally and regionally to ensure you receive a high standard of education. Not only are our professors highly qualified, but they also take a personal interest in your life outside the classroom. Our academic program will challenge you to serve Christ to your full potential.

Faith is more than just a college; we seek to train you for success in life and ministry. With opportunities to disciple others and to be discipled, your personal growth will thrive from the residence halls and the classrooms to beyond the campus. The relationships made at Faith will last a lifetime.

You may be an engineer or a doctor 8 a.m.–5 p.m. during the work week, but you’ll always be a Christian 24/7. Why not spend this crucial time in your life investing in an education that will last for an eternity? You’ll never regret studying the Bible, and Faith will equip you with the foundation you need to take the Word to the World.

In 1893 at the Chicago World’s Fair, William H. Jordan heard D. L. Moody speak about the importance of training Christian workers for the ministry. Deeply impressed by Moody’s vision, Jordan developed a burden to see schools established to carry on that vision. In 1921, he became pastor of Third Presbyterian Church in Omaha, Nebraska. There, the spark that D. L. Moody had ignited in Jordan produced a small, nondenominational Bible school known as the Omaha Bible Institute (OBI). Classes began in the summer of 1921 and continued for many years with Dr. Jordan as President of the school.

During the mid-1940’s, the trustees wondered whether the school should continue. One of the part-time faculty members at that time was Dr. John L. Patten, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Patten shared Dr. Jordan’s vision for the school and was firmly convinced that its need was still valid. So he volunteered to step into the place of leadership. In the mid-1950’s, the institution aggressively sought the approval and support of Baptists and changed the name to Omaha Baptist Bible Institute (OBBI). On June 22, 1956, the Council of Fourteen of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches voted to approve OBBI as an independent, fundamental Baptist educational institution. The courses were broadened and curricula expanded in the desire to establish the school on the collegiate level. To reflect this emphasis, the name was changed again in 1960 to Omaha Baptist Bible College (OBBC).

Over the next few years David Nettleton led in raising money and building a new campus in Ankeny. In 1969 he walked from Omaha to Ankeny to celebrate the completion of the sale of the Omaha campus and to raise money for a classroom building. The move was accomplished during the summer of 1967, and Faith Baptist Bible College opened for classes that October.