Penn View Bible Institute is a nationally accredited 4 year Bible College with the Association for Biblical Higher Education preparing preachers, missionaries, Christian school teachers, child evangelism workers, and musicians in the conservative holiness movement since its beginning in 1966; the main campus also has a KG through 12th grade Christian Academy.
It is located on 60 acres in rural Penns Creek in the central part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
It is governed by God's Missionary Church and is affiliated with the Interchurch Holiness Convention.
The ministers and delegates were told that an adjoining 16-acre (65,000 m2) plot of ground, owned by Clair Knapp, was available.
Herron, founder of Hobe Sound Bible College,[1] and evangelist at Penns Creek Camp that year raised the initial $25,000 that afternoon.
Gary Spriggs served as the fifth President of Penn View Bible Institute and Christian Academy.
Spriggs also revitalized the debt-reduction program, enabling the school to significantly decrease its overall indebtedness.
John W. Zechaman succeeded Paul Martin, becoming the first alumnus to serve as president.
The area around Zechman Hall, the Miller Dining Center, and all through the lower campus was developed into parking lots and then paved, providing sufficient parking for the dormitory students as well as hundreds of visitors who come to the campus for various activities.
This building was named The Mason-McIntire Student Life Center and now provides additional classroom space as well as an indoor gymnasium.
Also, under President Zechman's leadership, Penn View Bible Institute began the process of accreditation.
Approval for Candidate Status with the Association of Biblical Higher Education was achieved in 2014.
Zechman retired at the end of the 2017-2018 school year and was honored with the title President Emeritus.
Daniel P. Durkee was named as the incoming president, and he assumed the office at the end of the 2017-2018 school year.
"[3] Penn View Bible Institute specializes in full-time ministry training and offers one one-year Certificate and ten four-year Advanced Diplomas.