It is the belief of the institute that God has commissioned saints to be ambassadors, as well as to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery (II Cor. 5:18; Eph. 3:9). Grace Bible Institute’s Mission, therefore, is to equip the believer to do the work of the Ministry by teaching all Scripture in accordance with the dispensational principle of “rightly dividing the Word of Truth” (2 Tim. 2:15). 

   In addition, since Grace Bible Institute is a ministry of the Altoona Bible Church; there are no charges for the courses, except for those that may be incurred by the student for text books and the like.

   The purpose of Grace Bible Institute is to glorify God by training faithful Christian workmen (2 Tim. 2:15) to become approved unto God and not ashamed of the distinctive message of God’s matchless grace revealed to and through the Apostle Paul. GBI will promote understanding the entire Bible in the light of this Pauline revelation and encourage the universal proclamation of God’s present administration of Grace both to the world and to the church. 

   Grace Bible Institute was formed as a ministry of the Altoona Bible Church because of Paul’s injunction to Timothy, “the things that thou has heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also” (2 Tim. 2:2). Since God’s purpose in this Dispensation of Grace is to build up the Body of Christ, GBI’s training will focus on establishing, edifying, and extending the local church and will be closely identified therewith. The King James Bible will be used for all courses. Grace Bible Institute is a ministry of the Altoona Bible Church and seeks no academic recognition, affiliation, or accreditation from any organization of any kind. Grace Bible Institute is based on the Scriptural fact that there is but one Church, the Body of Christ, and that all true believers in Christ, regardless of denominational affiliations or lack of such affiliations, are fellow members of that Body.