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Most_Dependent_2526 t1_jbgxerw wrote

Is it abandoned? This may be a false memory, but several years ago it closed and I’d heard they were going to renovate it. But last time I drove by there, it looks exactly the same as when I went to Hillcrest in 2006 lol

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regularsizebiologist t1_jbgy5zg wrote

I think you're thinking of CBC on Norton. BBC on Kearney as far as I know is still operational. CBC is owned by Assemblies of God and they haven't been able to find a buyer. It's very much abandoned

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silentxem t1_jbhvxba wrote

Pipedream for sure, but I wish the city or some non-profit would buy that land and use it for shelters, self-improvement programs for at-risk individuals, community lecture space, etc. Or at least a more interesting cult.

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regularsizebiologist t1_jbhwptx wrote

Absolutely they should. There are already dorms, classrooms, etc. You could have people help take care of the property in exchange for living there to make the "gotta earn it" folks happy. There's already a huge homeless camp just down the road from there so what's the difference giving them better shelter and opportunities?

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smith_winston_1984 t1_jbhsy27 wrote

It's too bad the city and the assemblies of God can't come together and make a massive homeless shelter, children's center, food service, hair care, showers, rehabilitation Center for the unhoused.

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ybanalyst t1_jbgyam0 wrote

I think you're thinking of Central Bible College at Grant and Norton, and that did close a while back.

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Most_Dependent_2526 t1_jbgzlds wrote

I thought the one at Grant and Norton was BBC? I thought CBC was the one that’s a few blocks over that I believe is still operational. I guess I’ve had their names confused this whole time lol

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HomsarWasRight t1_jbjmwro wrote

I know it's silly to have that many similar schools in such a small area. But here's more than you ever wanted to know about these schools:

BBC

Baptist Bible College, located on Kearney St. Established 1950, part of Baptist Bible Fellowship International. Not the Southern Baptist Convention that most people think of when they think of "Baptists." Still operational (barely, I hear).

CBC

Central Bible College, bible school located at Norton and Grant, across from the fairgrounds Established 1922, part of the Assemblies of God. Closed (merged with Evangel)

Evangel

Liberal arts school (with some bible programs), located on Glenstone north of Chestnut. Established 1955, part of the Assemblies of God. Still operational with 2,000+ students.

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You're welcome! 😉

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Most_Dependent_2526 t1_jbn6l7c wrote

I’m from here, so I don’t find it that silly. I’ve always referred to my home state as the belt buckle of the Bible Belt, so no, it’s not weird to me at all. It’s mundanely expected, sadly.

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WorldFoods t1_jbh8qwo wrote

I thought I heard something about a Korean cult buying the campus? Maybe I’m totally off-base bc it kinda sounds outlandish.

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Miserable_Figure7876 t1_jbhbagh wrote

I'm pretty sure the Korean cult bought Central Bible College and not Baptist Bible College.

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probably_inside t1_jbhyeom wrote

CBC was bought by the Korean based Good News Mission in 2019. It is most likely a cult and has been accused of the same tactics as the unification church.

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Citizenchimp t1_jbi4nwm wrote

I heard that too. Sounded mutually advantageous for both cult and former cult sanctum.

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MartonianJ t1_jbhsb5i wrote

There are definitely Korean people there. I can’t really figure out what’s going on.

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[deleted] OP t1_jbgxuq7 wrote

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Most_Dependent_2526 t1_jbgybk1 wrote

I wonder if they lease parts of it out. I know it stopped being a college a bit ago. At least I’m pretty sure. I would love to go inside the building with the spiral staircase. I always thought that was cool.

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Sally_twodicks t1_jbj438v wrote

I also thought it was abandoned! Until my husband and I were driving past it and I asked, "is this placed closed down? I never see people?" At that moment we saw all these young men in suits walking to a building. Very eerie to see. The whole campus besides them looked dead.

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