Realizing a Biblical responsibility to educate those who are already pastors of small churches or those financially unable to attend other schools because of family or other needs, a group of ministers met in the spring of 1979 to discuss starting a Seminary, Institute, of Bible School. After much prayer, a correspondence school to be supported by local pastors as needed was established. Leading this effort were three pastors, Clifton Drawdy, Don Drawdy, and Ron Drawdy whose father, Roy Drawdy, had been a Southern Baptist pastor for more than 40 years.]
Once the catalogs were mailed, our school began growing rapidly by reaching out to help those needing the skills for ministry. In 1994, the President, Ron Drawdy charted the school and registered it in the State of Georgia. At that time the school was incorporated as Southern Bible Institute and Seminary. Soon after being incorporated, property became available in Thomson, Georgia. Now, not only does Southern Bible Institute and Seminary continue to reach those in correspondence studies, students enroll each semester to take full-time, instructor-lead classes in our newly renovated classrooms at our main campus in Augusta, Georgia.
From our small beginnings to now, Southern Bible Institute and Seminary has been instrumental in training and equipping saints of many walks of life. With a home base in Augusta, Georgia, Southern Bible Institute and Seminary now has extensions in other areas of Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Canada, Mexico, Honduras and in the British Isles. The Southern Bible Institute and Seminary Advisory Board is comprised of many local pastors and other church laymen who believe in our confession of faith, "Jesus is Lord, Jesus died for our sin according to the Scriptures, was buried, rose on the third day, and is now seated at the right hand of God to make intersession for us." As a licensed, charted, incorporated and Christian accredited institution with a determination to teach the Biblical truths of the Word of God, we at Southern Bible Institute and Seminary covet your prayers and support.
With the support of our [ALUMNI] and community churches, we continue to experience growth each month as new students register with a hunger of God's Word. Those alumni that pastor in local churches make opportunities available for the ministerial students to gain experience by preaching, teaching, and sharing their testimony. Seminary graduation ceremonies are hosted by Southern Bible Institute and Seminary