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In January of 1962, a group of pastors and missionaries in the West Indies met to discuss the need for an institution that could train young men and women for the work of the ministry. It was decided that a regional ministry should be established to meet this need, and in September of that same year, Bluewater Bible Institute was started.

The first classes were taught in the Sunday School classrooms of Calvary Baptist Church, located on the island of St. Thomas, in the United States Virgin Islands. As word of this new ministry spread throughout the different Caribbean islands, students from all over the West Indies began to enroll.

With the increasing growth of the student body, it became necessary for the institute to seek more adequate facilities. In 1964, the 5-acre property of Camp Fortuna was leased to the school, and all classes moved to the new facility (It is on this property that the campus is currently located). In January of 1966, the trustees of Bluewater Bible Institute voted to upgrade the academic level of the school to that of a college, making the once Bluewater Bible Institute, the Bluewater Bible College & Institute. The number of years required for training was increased from two years to four years, with an undergraduate degree in Religious Education being added to the overall curriculum. In subsequent years, this degree was offered with a choice of two minors: Christian Education and Elementary Education. A Graduate of Theology Diploma is still offered through the Institute division. There will be two programs of study and one major added to the overall curriculum: an Associate of Arts Degree in Bible, a Bible Certificate, and a major in Elementary Education.

There have been four presidents who have led the ministry at Bluewater Bible College & Institute. Rev. Bill Slaymaker served as president from 1962-1964; Dr. Ray Thompson held the office from 1964-1979; Dr. Dennis Bellew served as president from 1979-2000, with Rev. Heath Francis Charles serving as interim-president for the 2000-2001 school year. In the Spring of 2001, Rev. Charles was officially installed as president, and currently holds that office.

Bluewater Bible College & Institute has remained a distinctively Christian college since its conception in 1962. The school has consistently furnished an atmosphere on its campus in which, those who desire to uphold the fundamentals of the Christian Faith, would gladly seek their training.