Redlands Missionary Baptist Institute

RMBI

"Equipping for Service"

RMBI Beginnings

Several years ago, our beloved pastor, Bro. Lonnie Wiggins, informed the church body that he believed the Lord was placing a deep desire in his heart to begin a seminary school. As a result, the church voted to look into the feasibility of the creation of a seminary.

The Lord blessed these efforts early on in bringing the future Administrator of RMBI to our church before we even knew if it was going to happen! Praise God! Bro. Glenn Ridings (pictured left) joined the church in 2005. Subsequently, planning for the school also began that same year. The Redlands church then voted to step out in faith and create the school with the idea that seminary classes begin in September of 2006.

Bro. Glenn Ridings was selected by the church to become our Assistant Pastor and the Administrator of the school. Our pastor was selected by the church to be the President of RMBI. A budget was finalized and work began to remodel, repaint and reorganize the church parsonage into the RMBI school building. After a lot of hard work by members of the church, the Redlands Missionary Baptist Institute (RMBI) was ready to house the school! RMBI began holding classes in September 2006. Praise the Lord!