About MBU

Mission Statement

Missouri Baptist University is an evangelical Christian, liberal arts institution and has as its purpose the offering of programs of study leading to professional certificates, undergraduate degrees, and graduate degrees in an environment where academic excellence is emphasized and a Biblically based Christian perspective is maintained. The University is committed to enriching its students' lives spiritually, intellectually, and professionally, and to preparing students to serve in a global and culturally diverse society.

Quick Facts

Diverse
MBU gives students many choices when it comes to curriculum, activities, and opportunities for leadership. Our student body is made up of students of all ages and from many different backgrounds. Our students come from many income groups and form academic backgrounds that include home schooling, two-year colleges, and traditional high school programs. We also have ethnic diversity in our student body with many Asian, Hispanic, and African American students. This type of diversity combined offers a significant enhancement to learning.

The History and Heritage of Missouri Baptist University

Missouri Baptist University opened a campus extension in 1957, at Tower Grove Baptist Church in mid-town St. Louis with 68 students. Under the auspices of Hannibal-LaGrange College and the direction of its president, Dr. L.A. Foster, Bible courses were offered for pastors and laymen. During the second term, several liberal arts courses were requested and provided. The records show that student influence and organizational work of St. Louis Baptist leaders, pastors, and laymen influenced the Missouri Baptist Convention to adopt a motion in 1960 to "approve the establishment of a Baptist college in greater St. Louis." The first meeting of the Board of Trustees for Missouri Baptist College was held in January 1964. Dr. Frank Kellogg served as the first chairman of the Board of Trustees and later as the second president.