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Welcome to Heritage Bible College


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Welcome to Heritage Bible College


Get to know us a bit better by watching a message from our President, or keep scrolling to read more!

Our History

Headshot of Dr. Herbert Carter, founder of Heritage Bible College

Heritage Bible College of Dunn, North Carolina, is a coeducational Bible college founded to serve the Pentecostal Free Will Baptist (PFWB) denomination as well as other Christian denominations. Heritage was established to provide systematic and comprehensive training in the Word of God from a Pentecostal perspective to enable students to fulfill their specific call to the ministry.


​Heritage Bible College was founded by Dr. Herbert Carter and opened for classes in the fall of 1971, with approximately 60 students in attendance. In 2002, online classes were added and in 2018 HBC transitioned to an all-online College. Though official ties to the PFWB denomination have ended, Heritage remains a college in the Pentecostal tradition. The strength of Heritage Bible College is its commitment to educational integrity, biblical truth, and preparation of graduates to be effective workers for the kingdom of God. 

Heritage Bible College welcomes students from all denominations who wish to pursue the College's programs.

Our history

Heritage Bible College of Dunn, North Carolina, is a coeducational Bible college founded to serve the Pentecostal Free Will Baptist (PFWB) denomination as well as other Christian denominations. Heritage was established to provide systematic and comprehensive training in the Word of God from a Pentecostal perspective to enable students to fulfill their specific call to the ministry.


​Heritage Bible College was founded by Dr. Herbert Carter and opened for classes in the fall of 1971, with approximately 60 students in attendance. In 2002, online classes were added and in 2018 HBC transitioned to an all-online College. Though official ties to the PFWB denomination have ended, Heritage remains a college in the Pentecostal tradition. The strength of Heritage Bible College is its commitment to educational integrity, biblical truth, and preparation of graduates to be effective workers for the kingdom of God. 

Heritage Bible College welcomes students from all denominations who wish to pursue the College's programs.

Our Mission


The Mission of Heritage Bible College is to develop servant leaders with a Christ-centered worldview and a distinct Christian character, equipping them for committed service by providing excellent biblical, academic, and practical training.

Our history

Heritage Bible College of Dunn, North Carolina, is a coeducational Bible college founded to serve the Pentecostal Free Will Baptist (PFWB) denomination as well as other Christian denominations. Heritage was established to provide systematic and comprehensive training in the Word of God from a Pentecostal perspective to enable students to fulfill their specific call to the ministry.


​Heritage Bible College was founded by Dr. Herbert Carter and opened for classes in the fall of 1971, with approximately 60 students in attendance. In 2002, online classes were added and in 2018 HBC transitioned to an all-online College. Though official ties to the PFWB denomination have ended, Heritage remains a college in the Pentecostal tradition. The strength of Heritage Bible College is its commitment to educational integrity, biblical truth, and preparation of graduates to be effective workers for the kingdom of God. 


Heritage Bible College welcomes students from all denominations who wish to pursue the College's programs.

Our Mission

The Mission of Heritage Bible College is to develop servant leaders with a Christ-centered worldview and a distinct Christian character, equipping them for committed service by providing excellent biblical, academic, and practical training.

Core Values

  1. Statement of Faith: We value and respect our Statement of Faith.
  2. Morality: We value the highest of ethical and moral standards because we believe this is the code of conduct that is established in the Scriptures for those who call themselves followers of Christ. It is our belief that a person can obtain this high moral standard, not through human effort alone, but by the work of the Holy Spirit through the process of sanctification.  “Be ye holy” is not an archaic phrase that is to be relegated to the church of past generations.  Holiness is the expected lifestyle of God’s children regardless of a person’s culture.  Holiness goes far beyond the issue of ethics and morality; however, these things are an integral part of a holiness lifestyle.  It is our belief that a person is to be honest in all matters of life.  A person is to honor all promises and vows made, including payment of debts. The development of a Christ-like character is of more value that many successful achievements.
  3. Sanctity of Life: We value human life for we believe that all life is generated from and sustained by our Creator; therefore, life is a precious gift from God and to be respected by all.
  4. Sanctity of Marriage: We value the institution of marriage as being established by God in the very beginning of human history between the first man and woman. Therefore, we do not validate any marriage between persons outside of this biblical norm. 
  5. Teamwork: We value working together as a team, not simply as individuals, towards achieving our mission and realizing our vision. 
  6. Excellence in Education: We value the notion of not just doing what is expected but going above and beyond the standard expectations to provide the education that our students are seeking through our college. 
  7.  Mutual respect for one another: We value all members of our college community with mutual respect and sensitivity recognizing their valuable contributions to the whole of the community. 
  8. Servant Leadership: We value servant leadership by encouraging individuals to serve others while focusing on achieving the mission of the college and remaining true to its biblical foundation. We believe that servant leadership is the only model of leadership that ultimately glorifies Jesus Christ, the head of the Church. 

Statement of Faith

I.  The Scriptures Inspired

We believe in the verbal and plenary (full) inspiration of the Bible. The Bible is the inerrant Word of God, free from any error in its original form, and is the final authority in matters of faith and life (II Timothy 3:16-17).

 II. The One True God

 We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Jeremiah 10:10; 1 John 5:20; Matthew 3:16-17).

 III. The Deity of Christ

 We believe in the deity and the humanity of Jesus Christ. He is very man and perfect God, hence fully God and fully man; that Christ is the only begotten Son of God, and born of the virgin Mary; that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and raised from the dead and that He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as our intercessor (Luke 1:35a; John 1:31-34; Matthew 11:19; Luke 9:22).

 IV. The Fall of Man

 We believe that “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,” and that repentance is necessary for the forgiveness of sins (Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12-19).

 V. The Salvation of Man

 We believe that justification is by faith alone, and that regeneration or the new birth through faith in the blood of Christ is absolutely essential (Psalms 51:3, 4, 17; Romans 4:25; 5:1-2; 10:9, 10; Ephesians 2:13; John 3:3).

VI. Sanctification

 We believe that sanctification is subsequent to regeneration and is a second definite instantaneous work of grace, obtained by faith on the part of the fully justified believer. Sanctification in a word is the love of God made perfect in the heart of the believer. This is perfection in quality (initially and definitely), but not quantity. The latter comes by progressive growth (Romans 6:6; Hebrews 10:20; Ephesians 4:20-24; Titus 3:5-7).


VII. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Pentecostal Baptism of the Holy Spirit is an enduement of power for those who have clean hearts, and the initial evidence of the reception of this experience is speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives the utterance (Acts 2:1-8).

VIII. The Ordinances of the Church

Baptism in Water 

We believe that the saved should receive water baptism, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as a testimony to the world that he has accepted Christ as Savior and Lord (Matthew 28:19; Colossians 2:12).

Holy Communion 

We believe in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper as commemorating Christ’s death and anticipating His second coming (Matthew 26:26-28). 

Feet Washing 

We believe feet washing is a sacred ordinance of humility, instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ and enjoined upon His Disciples as a duty to be observed by them. In this He set the example (Matthew 28:19, 20; John 13:1-17). 

IX. Divine Healing 

We believe that healing provided in the atonement is both spiritual and physical (Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:16, 17). Sin is directly or indirectly responsible for sickness. The same Christ who can deliver from sin can, if it pleases Him, deliver from sickness. We do not believe that there is anything morally wrong with taking medicine or receiving human aid. Healing is God’s promise to receive, rather than a command that must be obeyed (James 5:14, 15).

X.  The Creation 

We believe in the literal Genesis account of creation. We believe that the first eleven chapters of Genesis are the literal and historical accounts of God’s creation of all things and that man was created by God in His image and not the product of some process of evolution (Genesis 1:11). 

XI. The Second Coming of Christ 

We believe in the personal premillennial, second coming of Jesus; first, to resurrect the righteous dead and to carry away the living saints to meet Him in the air; second, to reign with His saints on earth a thousand years followed by the eternal state of the righteous (Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:16; Revelation 20:4-6). 

XII. Satan

 We believe in the existence of a personal devil who at one time was holy and honored in heaven, but through pride fell from his lofty estate and is now completely evil, unholy, anti-God and is now the power and the prince of the air (Isaiah 14:11-15). The devil, the fallen angels and the unbelievers of all ages shall be banished to an eternity in hell (2 Peter 2:4). 

XIII. Resurrection, Final Judgment, and Reward 

We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved to life eternal and the lost to everlasting punishment (Acts 24:15, 17:31; II Corinthians 5:10; Luke 22:36).

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