第一章(1930-1950) 上海創校
1928年，幾位有屬靈眼光的中國婦女和幾位相同人數的傳道人，發起創辦中華神學院，將神的話語，教訓受過教育的中國女子，訓練她們在神的工作上有份。
1929年，畢路得教士與十位愛主姊妹，中西各半，同心合意聚集一同迫切禱告，鄭重地從神接受託付，創辦一所信仰純正的高級女子神學院，以三位一體真神為首，以聖經為主要課程，以聖靈為教師，在各方面造就學生，成為神合用的器皿，教員學生一同領受主恩，一同觀看神榮耀的作為。
1930年3月5日，眾人在迫切禱告後，就組織了首屆董事會，舉曹孫素馨夫人為會長，畢路得教士 (Ruth M. Brittain)，李美琳教士（Mary A. Leaman），蔡蘇娟女士（Christina Tsai），袁玉瑛女士，陳毓湘女士，明美麗教士 (Mary Culler White)，安汝慈教士(Ruth Paxon)，內地會甘寶恩教士（Margaret King），蔣石如玉女士，和倪頌德女士等為董事。將中華神學院交託於神的手中，當日宣告學校正式成立。蒙主恩助，又感動余慈度教士的心，將其房產和土地奉獻作神學院院址。這所不分宗派，不分公會，而且沒有差會背景的獨立女子神學院，得於1930年9月17日在上海市郊江灣鎮建立起來；1938年增設取錄男生，從此改名為中華神學院。1939年，學院在美國新澤西州註冊為一間非牟利之基督教教育機構。
1950年2月，院長畢路得教士蒙神指引，宣告學院停辦。學院之畢業生分佈中國各省市(西藏除外)及海外地區，在不同的環境中為主傳揚福音，造就信徒。
Chapter One (1930-1950) Founding of our Seminary in Shanghai
In 1928, several Chinese ladies and pastors, guided by their spiritual foresight, initiated the idea of founding China Bible Seminary, aiming to teach the Word of God to educated Chinese women, and train them to become ministers of God.
In 1929, Miss Ruth Brittain and ten devoted Christian ladies of Chinese and Western background, got together and prayed fervently. They were solemnly entrusted by God to establish a Seminary of sound faith for educated Chinese women. Our Seminary, headed by the only true Triune God, with the Bible as the main curriculum, the Holy Spirit as teacher, was to strengthen students in all areas to become instruments useful to God, so that teachers and students receiving the grace of our Lord, might witness the glory of God.
On March 3, 1930, after praying earnestly, they formed the first Board of Directors, Mrs. Cao Sun Su Xin was elected as the Chair-lady, Miss Ruth M. Brittain, Miss Mary A. Leaman, Miss Christina Tsai, Miss Yuan Yu-Ying, Miss Chen Yu-Xiang, Miss Mary Culler White, Miss Ruth Paxon, China Inland Mission’s Miss Margaret King, Mrs. Jiang Shi Ru-Yu, and Miss Ni Song-De as Board Members. Committing China Bible Seminary to the hands of God, the Board announced the inauguration of our Seminary. This independent women’s Bible seminary, nondenominational, nonunion, and not supported by any missionary organization, was set up on 17 September 1930 in Shanghai Jiang-wan. In 1938, male students were also admitted and our Seminary from then was formally named as China Bible Seminary. In 1939, our Seminary was registered as a non-profit Christian Education Organization in New Jersey, U.S.A.
The campus in Jiang-wan was built on a land donated by a devoted Christian lady, Miss Dora Yu Ci-Du. Classes were offered between 1930-1950, even as the country went through the second World War.
In February 1950, under the guidance of God, President Miss Ruth Brittan announced the closing of our Seminary. The graduates of our Seminary later spread to all provinces of China (except Tibet region) and overseas. No matter where they were, our graduates continued to proclaim the gospel and strengthen believers.
創校院長畢路德教士
創校時在上海江灣的禮拜堂
第一屆女畢業生
江灣時代的校舍
第二章 (1964-2004) 香港復校
1962年夏，學院部分師長在香港先後舉辦聖經專修班及基督徒讀經團契，為各教會訓練義工人員，並栽培信徒靈性；參加者甚為踴躍，而且絕大多數是青年基督徒。
1964年9月，靠神宏恩，學院在香港宣告復校，並成立香港董事會，校舍與學生宿舍集中於尖沙咀區。1973年學院將讀經團契(Bible Study Fellowship) 和聖經專修班，擴展為有系統之聖經夜校課程，著重聖經教導和其他實用科目，深受教會領袖及信徒歡迎。
1978年6月，學院首次頒授神學學士學位。至1987年9月，學院在原有神學學士課程外，增設聖經研究文憑課程，特別為培育有志為主作工的信徒，使能有效地參與教會事工，並在工作崗位上見証基督。
Chapter Two (1964-2004) Reinstatement of our Seminary in Hong Kong
In the summer of 1962, some faculty members who resided in Hong Kong started Bible Classes and Bible Study Fellowship respectively to equip Church volunteers and to nurture spiritual lives of lay Christians. These classes were met with enthusiasm where most participants were young Christians. The Bible classes used the study methods of Miss Audrey Wetherell Johnson, who later founded BSF International.
In September 1964, by the wondrous grace of God, our Seminary’s ministry was restored in Hong Kong and the Board of Directors was established to manage the development of our Seminary in Hong Kong. The campus and student dormitory were located in Tsim Sha Tsui. In 1968, China Bible Seminary in Hong Kong graduated the first group of Diploma students. In 1973, our Seminary restructured the Bible Study Fellowship and Bible Classes into a Bible Evening School, aiming to teach the Bible and other practical subjects systematically. These classes were welcomed by both local Church leaders and lay Christians.
In June 1978, our Seminary had its first batch of Bachelor of Theology graduates. In September 1987, in addition to Bachelor’s courses, our Seminary started Certificate Course in Biblical Studies, which aimed to nurture dedicated Christians, facilitating them to participate in Church ministry effectively and to witness Christ in their workplace.
此後，學院因應時代的需要，由1995年至2000年間，增設聖經研究副學士課程、教牧學碩士和基督教研究碩士課程。將培育的層面，由蒙召全職事奉者，延伸至在職傳道人和一般有志帶職事奉的信徒。院址方面，則於1996年由尖沙咀漆咸道遷至尖沙咀亞士厘道。2001年2月在漢口道另外購買一個面積約三百餘平方米（或三仟餘平方英呎）的單位，專作圖書館之用，使學生得到更大的空間自修和閱讀。2002年8月蒙神恩典預備，在圖書館址上層租得兩單位分別作為男、女學生宿舍之用，讓同學們可更專心向學、並在屬靈生命和生活品格上得到更好的操練。
從1964年在香港復校以來，學院之畢業生，分別在本港任牧師傳道、神學院講師、教會學校教師、文字工作者、福音機構同工；亦有遠赴海外牧會或任宣教士。
1996年4月，香港董事會向香港政府註冊署正式註冊為一間非牟利的慈善機構。從此，美國董事會和香港董事會分別獨立處理神學院在北美和香港的事工。
From 1995 to 2000, our Seminary broadened her program to include the Associate of Arts in Christian Studies, the Master of Ministry and the Master of Christian Studies to meet the needs of the society. Apart from preparing Christians for full-time ministry, programs were extended to provide continuing education for pastors and lay Christians in their workplace. As for the campus, our Seminary moved from Chatham Road to Ashley Road Tsim Sha Tsui in 1996. In February 2001, our Seminary bought a flat in HanKow Road. The flat with an area of 300 square meters (equivalent to 3,000 square feet) was assigned for library purposes, so that students had a larger area for reading and studying. In August 2002, by God’s gracious providence, our Seminary rented two flats which were situated on an upper floor of the same building as the library, serving as dormitories for male and female students. Dormitory life allowed students to be more focused in their studies and facilitated their spiritual and character development.
Since our Seminary reopened in 1964, our graduates worked in Hong Kong as pastors and teachers, seminary faculty, teachers in Christian Schools, literature ministry and evangelical organizations.
In April 1996, the Hong Kong Board of Directors registered China Bible Seminary as a non-profit making charitable organization in the Company Registry, the Government of Hong Kong. From then on, the American Board of directors and the Hong Kong Board of directors operated independently to serve ministries in North America and Hong Kong respectively.
第三章 (2005至今) 新的開始
神學院在港復校過了四十年，蒙神引導，2005年揭開新的一章。在此新的一章，學院採用了一個新的校徽。新校徽乃是將神學院名字之「中」字以一個豎立的十字架和一本打開的「聖經」去刻劃，藉此表達神學院「高舉基督、表揚主道」的精神。色彩方面則選用深棕色和灰色二色相配，前者代表木材，後者代表石頭，乃是以西結書四十至四十三章所啟示之新聖殿所用的主要建築材料，雖然簡單純樸，神卻臨格同在，讓聖殿充滿祂的榮耀(結四十三1-5)，藉此表達學院要「成為聖潔、合乎主用」的禱願。屬靈素質被肯定為學院栽培神學生的主要因素，並再版何守瑛教士於1962年編著之《我看見了神的作為》一書以激勵師生同工重視禱告的生活。在課程和學制上也作出了更新，神學系增設宣教主修。2009年秋季增設道學碩士課程，為教牧同工提供進修的機會。2011年信徒裝備科開設聖經研究學士，2015年9月增設四年全日制道學碩士，為學院的課程帶入另一里程。
院舍方面，蒙神恩領，學院於2007年夏在新界元朗牛潭尾物色地業建立一幢新院址，2014年秋，新院舍建築工程竣工，12月14日舉行奉獻禮，2015年1月5日遷入正式使用。從此尖沙咀原有院址發展為裝備信徒參與聖工之用，取名為尖沙咀教育中心。
整件高達港幣1億圓的建築工程得以傳承學院1930年創校時所定的原則「不欠債，不募捐，專心仰望神的供給」去完成，全學院再次經歷了創校時先賢們的信心功效，非常感恩！建校舍詳情刊載於建院見證集《我們經歷了神的作為》(2014年初版、2017年3月增訂版、2018年6月增修版)。
靠賴父神的慈悲憐憫，2020年6月20日學院在新冠肺炎疫情蔓延全球的陰影下，以實體舉行了創校九十週年感恩慶典，紀念九十年來神對學院的引導和保守，非常感恩！另外位於亞士厘道的物業於2022年暑假也進行了內部的裝修，為尖沙咀教育中心帶來嶄新的形象，非常感恩！
願父神在未來的年日繼續使用學院去裝備合乎祂用的工人，身處邪惡和動盪的世代中，如同明光照耀，將生命的道表明出來。
Chapter Three (2005 onwards) A New Beginning
In March 2004, we celebrated the 40th Anniversary of China Bible Seminary in Hong Kong (1964-2004). Under the guidance of God, our Seminary announced a new start in 2005.
In this new chapter, we designed a new logo, which consists of the character ‘中’ (the first character of the name of our Seminary ‘China 中華’) that resembles the Cross and an opened Bible. The logo expresses our hearts’ desire: “Exalt Christ and Preach the Word!” As for the school colors, we employ dark brown and grey, which represent wood and stone respectively, the main material of the New Temple depicted in Ezekial Ch. 40-43. Though plain and simple, yet with the presence of God, the Temple is filled with His glory (Eze 43:1-5). This is to express our prayer: “Pursue Holiness and Serve God Wholeheartedly!” ‘Spiritual formation’ is recognized and affirmed as the main aim of our Seminary.
We reprinted “I beheld the Glory of God”, written by Miss Caroline Ho in 1962, to urge our students, faculty and staff to value our prayer life. We revised our program and curriculum. We added Missions Major to our B. Th. program. In 2009, we implemented the Master of Divinity course, to provide continuing education opportunities for pastors. In 2011, we started the Bachelor of Biblical Studies in our Program for lay Christians. In 2015 September, we launched M. Div. Degree for university graduates, equipping them for full-time ministry, which marked a new milestone for our Seminary.
Regarding campus facilities, in the summer of 2007, God graciously led us to purchase a piece of land in Ngau Tam Mei, Yuen Long, New Territories as the new campus. In December 2008, we rented three blocks of village houses as our temporary campus and moved in there in January 2009. It was the abundant grace of God that students began to receive training in a tranquil environment. From then, the original campus in Tsim Sha Tsui, named as Tsim Sha Tsui Education Center, is used for training lay Christians for ministry.
In the Autumn of 2014, the new campus building was completed. The Dedication Service was held on 14 December. We moved in and the new campus was officially used on 5 January 2015. The outlay of building the new campus was 100 million Hong Kong dollars in total. As a faith mission, we adhered to the principle “No debts, No fund raising, Trust in the providence of God with all our hearts” which was used since the founding of our Seminary in 1930 to accomplish this tremendous task. We are blessed to experience the faith of our founders that was powerful and effective. Thanks be to God! The testimony of building of the new campus was written in “We’ve experienced the Glory of God” (published in 2014, updated editions in 2017 and 2018 respectively). May God continue to use China Bible Seminary to equip workers whom He had called to His service.
