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IN THE BEGINNING - 1977

During the summer of 1977, a dream came true on the shores of Cameron Lake in the beautiful Kawartha Lakes area of Ontario Canada.

Through God’s provision, the board of our existing Bible College and summer Bible Camp joined forces to establish a joint home here in Fenelon Falls at what is now Shiloh Christian Centre.

The first family to reside on this property was Rev. Winston and Joan Cross and their five children. Having moved from eastern Ontario to Lindsay two years prior, this would be the property that the Cross family would call home. Soon to follow were the students and live-in faculty of the Eastern Canadian Apostolic Bible Institute, started three years prior in Lindsay.

THE MANOR

This 25-acre property would now house the Bible College, a church, and camp facilities. The main building, known as “The Manor” was a former hockey school, complete with kitchen, dining hall, lounge, dorm rooms, and meeting rooms.

	“The Manor” throughout the seasons TOP OF PAGE

The original board of Shiloh Christian Centre was committed in their vision for a place where people from central and southern Ontario could gather and focus their energies and finances into a joint home for the Bible School and camp. Many changes were made during those first years. Community support was overwhelming and the Lord richly blessed. The original Board of Directors – left to right: Back row: Jim Peirce, Jerry McAuley, Bob Brohm, Burrell Cross Front row: Winston Cross, Philip Boyd, Jerry Wood

Shiloh Bible College drew students from all across Canada, offering a three-year diploma program with some of the best Bible teachers and ministers as faculty.

The first graduating class of Shiloh Bible College
May 1980

Below are pictures of students at work and play.

               

                        

The Bible School students and local congregation faced many challenges during those early years at Shiloh Christian Centre. Great friendships were formed, sweat and tears abounded, and fears were swept away as God continued to show his faithfulness to a people of great faith. The Bible School continued full-time until April 1991, with night school courses being offered until April 1994.