Introduction & History (en)

INTRODUCTION

Malaysia Bible Seminary (MBS) is an evangelical, interdenominational seminary dedicated to the preparation of men and women of God for the manifold ministries of our Triune God and His Church. We seek to fulfill our commitment through Biblical and Theological education, ministerial and professional development, and spiritual-personal formation. In our attempts to fulfill our goals, MBS strives for excellence in the service of Jesus Christ, under the authority of the Holy Scriptures, and the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit, to the Glory of the Father.

The need for theological training has always been felt by the leaders of the Malaysian church. It was the years before 1976 that church leaders tried to meet this need by setting up a Bible College in Malaysia, especially for the training of Malaysians for the ministry. In 1976, a Bible school was started in Melaka under the name, “Pusat Latihan Kristian Melaka” (PLKM), with an initial enrolment of 2 students. The Overseas Missionary Fellowship (OMF) was instrumental in the establishment of PLKM and the founding dean was Rev. Peter Warner, then missionary to Malaysia. The PLKM was intended eventually to be the proposed Malaysia Bible Seminary – English Department. The PLKM was also the culmination and successor to the Selangor Evening Bible School. At that time there was also the Chinese-medium Malaysian Christian Training Center (MCTC), which was sponsored by the OMF. In 1978, the PLKM merged with the Malaysia Bible Seminary (Chinese Department) that was started by the Selangor Chinese Co-workers Fellowship with the MCTC students forming the initial core of students to form the Malaysia Bible Seminary. Since then MBS has two departments, English and Chinese, with one Council and one administration. However, recognizing that each constituency is different, each department is autonomous in its educational philosophy and approach in order to serve their own constituencies better. In its short history, MBS English Department has moved from Melaka to Overseas Union Garden in Kuala Lumpur in 1979, and then to Luther House in 1984. In 1988 a block of shop-houses in Klang, a half-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur, was purchased and MBS re-located there until today.