Mission University

In the summer of 1950 land was bought at the intersection of Summit Avenue and Kearney Street in Springfield, Missouri.

In 2001, BBC received probationary accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

[3] On January 25, 2024, the college was renamed Mission University effective immediately, in a press conference on campus.

The college has undergone revitalization and expansion of athletics since 2019, including the return of soccer and baseball to the BBC campus in 2023.

[8] The Patriots men's basketball team won the 2022 NCCAA Division I National Championship by defeating Lancaster Bible College 77–70.

[10] The men's basketball team also won NCCAA Division II National Championship titles in 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984.