TBC Established: The Beginning

The year was 1975, and Malcolm Hill, the founder of Tennessee Bible College, saw his dream come to fruition. He had envisioned an institution where “no worthy student would be turned away” due to financial constraints. Drawing from his own experiences as a young preacher who faced challenges in funding his education, he devoted himself to securing support and recruiting passionate instructors for what would become Tennessee Bible College. His efforts paid off, and he became the first president of the college. TBC started as a night school held in a church auditorium in Cookeville, Tennessee. Aspiring preachers and those already in ministry traveled from across the region to deepen their biblical knowledge in a higher education environment.