Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Campus History Description An account of the resource Documents, newsletters, and records chronicling the history and development of Bluewater Bible College & Institute. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Founding of Bluewater Bible College (1962) Description An account of the resource In January 1962, a group of pastors and missionaries in the West Indies met to discuss the need for a ministerial training institution in the Caribbean. In September 1962, Bluewater Bible Institute was founded and started its first classes in the Sunday School classrooms of Calvary Baptist Church on the island of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. In 1964, the 5-acre property of Camp Fortuna was leased to the school, and all classes moved to the new facility on the mountainside overlooking the blue waters of the Caribbean Ocean. In January 1966, the Trustees voted to upgrade the academic level from an institute to a college, renaming it Bluewater Bible College & Institute. Training expanded from a 2-year program to a 4-year program, and an undergraduate degree in Religious Education was added with two minors: Christian Education and Elementary Education. The school's name derives from "the blue waters of the Caribbean Ocean that are stunningly visible from its mountainside location." As word of the school spread across the Caribbean, students enrolled from throughout the West Indies, establishing BBC's regional identity. The campus has remained on the original Camp Fortuna property since 1964. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bluewater Bible College & Institute Subject The topic of the resource Founding; History; Calvary Baptist Church; Camp Fortuna Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wayback Machine archive of bluewater.edu (2002-2014 captures) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands