History

In 1946, missionaries of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada founded the West Indies School of Theology. This school was intended to provide training for people who became pastors in the West Indies District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. As the vision expanded and the student body increased, classes were removed from the Woodbrook Pentecostal Chapel, its birthplace, to the El Dorado Pentecostal church.

In 1954, the six and one third acre campus at Fourth Bridge, Maracas Valley, was purchased, and from that time has been the home of the school. Since its founding, the scope of the school has gone beyond training for Pastoral Ministry and now includes training for Evangelism, Christian Education, leadership in para-church organizations and general leadership for the church.

The student population has significantly increased from six (6) in 1946 to an average of 130 over the past five years. Approximately 85% of our students come from member churches of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies. The remaining 15% comprise representatives from other Evangelical church groups.

Students are drawn mainly from the English speaking Caribbean countries. The leadership had completely changed from Canadian missionaries to Caribbean nationals. The first Caribbean national President was appointed in 1970. Since that date, all Presidents have been W.I.S.T graduates.

Graduates of our school fill 98% of the pulpits of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies. Other graduates are presently ministering in England, Canada, United States, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Venezuela, Brazil and the majority of the English speaking Caribbean islands