Phnom Penh Bible School
Preparing God’s workers in Cambodia to fulfil the Great Commission.
History
The first evangelical missionaries to Cambodia in the modern era arrived in 1923 with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. The first missionaries faced a lot of resistance to the gospel from the Cambodians and the French colonial government and only a few people became believers. However, they were able to establish a few small churches as well as translate the Bible into Khmer. During the turmoil of the late 60’s and early 70’s the church really began to grow reaching about 10,000 before the Khmer Rouge takeover.
During the turmoil of the Khmer Rouge and subsequent civil war, most Christians were killed. By 1991 when religious freedom returned there were probably about 2000 Christians in Cambodia. Phnom Penh Bible School was established in 1992 to help train leaders for the Cambodian church. Since the early 90’s the church has grown quickly and most experts estimate that there are 250,000-400,000 Christians in Cambodia today. The purpose of Phnom Penh Bible School is to provide Bible training for these young people to be godly leaders for the Cambodian church—young people who will be instrumental in fulfilling the Great Commission in Cambodia.