Warner Southern College was founded in 1968 by the Southeastern Association of the Church of God in Anderson, Indiana.

[1] Warner's 360-acre (1,456,868.3 m2) campus is located 5 miles (8 km) south of Lake Wales, Florida, in the geographic center of the state between Tampa and Orlando.

The HEART Institute is a simulated developing country village which trains students in missionary fieldwork while giving them an opportunity to live in an environment similar to many underdeveloped parts of the world.

[9] The Pontious Learning Resource Center serves as the academic library at Warner University.

They are also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the South Region of the Division I level.

The program made back-to-back appearances in the NAIA Men's Volleyball National Invitational Tournament in 2011 and 2012.