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The seminary offers the bachelor's, master's, and doctor of theology degrees, with Hebrew and Greek. It is unaccredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.<ref>Southern Association of Colleges and Schools website: http://www.sacscoc.org/searchResults.asp</ref> Degrees from LMBIS are used primarily within the Missionary Baptist denomination. One of its first graduates, with a bachelor of theology, was [[Jimmy G. Tharpe]] (1930-2008), a native of Sibley in Webster Parish and a long-time pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle in Shreveport, Louisiana, and subsequently the founder of [[Louisiana Baptist University]], an Independent Baptist institution, also in Shreveport. Tharpe recalls studying in Clover's home while the previous seminary building on the Shreveport Road was being constructed. Though the school started with only two students, there were forty-four by the end of the first year.<ref>[[Jimmy G. Tharpe]], ''Mr. Baptist'', [[Springfield, Missouri]]: 21st Century Press, 2003, p. 142</ref>

The seminary offers the bachelor's, master's, and doctor of theology degrees, with Hebrew and Greek. It is unaccredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.<ref>Southern Association of Colleges and Schools website: http://www.sacscoc.org/searchResults.asp</ref> Degrees from LMBIS are used primarily within the Missionary Baptist denomination. One of its first graduates, with a bachelor of theology, was [[Jimmy G. Tharpe]] (1930-2008), a native of Sibley in Webster Parish and a long-time pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle in Shreveport, Louisiana, and subsequently the founder of [[Louisiana Baptist University]], an Independent Baptist institution, also in Shreveport. Tharpe recalls studying in Clover's home while the previous seminary building on the Shreveport Road was being constructed. Though the school started with only two students, there were forty-four by the end of the first year.<ref>[[Jimmy G. Tharpe]], ''Mr. Baptist'', [[Springfield, Missouri]]: 21st Century Press, 2003, p. 142</ref>

Numerous Missionary Baptist pastors in the Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas region are graduates of LMBIS. Joe Morell, a missionary to [[Lithuania]], formerly pastored Greenacres Missionary Baptist Church in Bossier City, Louisiana.<ref>Missionary Training Ministry: www.missionarytrainingministry.com/profile_morell.html</ref> Jerrell T. Head pastored churches in Texas and worked for a time as a missionary in [[Mexico]] before he began a mission in Stonewall in DeSoto Parish.<ref>Landmark Baptist Mission, Stonewall, Louisiana: http://www.landmarkstonewall.com/pastor.htm</ref>Bryan Sellers, a 2000 graduate of LMBIS originally from Ruston, Louisiana, is pastor of the Valley Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Spokane, [[Washington State|Washington]].<ref>Valley Landmark Baptist Church, Spokane, Washington: http://www.valleylandmarkbaptist.net/pastor.html</ref>

Numerous Missionary Baptist pastors in the Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas region are graduates of LMBIS. Joe Morell, a missionary to [[Lithuania]], formerly pastored Greenacres Missionary Baptist Church in Bossier City, Louisiana.<ref>Missionary Training Ministry: www.missionarytrainingministry.com/profile_morell.html</ref> Jerrell T. Head pastored churches in Texas and worked for a time as a missionary in [[Mexico]] before he began a mission in Stonewall in DeSoto Parish.<ref>Landmark Baptist Mission, Stonewall, Louisiana: http://www.landmarkstonewall.com/pastor.htm</ref>Bryan Sellers, a 2000 graduate of LMBIS originally from Ruston, Louisiana, is pastor of the Valley Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in [[Spokane]], [[Washington State|Washington]].<ref>Valley Landmark Baptist Church, Spokane, Washington: http://www.valleylandmarkbaptist.net/pastor.html</ref>

Richard D. Methvin (born 1960), previously a [[farmer]], assumed the pastorate of Eastside Missionary Baptist Church in Minden in 1998. Originally a mission established by Calvary church in 1955, Eastside Church unveiled a $2.3 million sanctuary early in 2008 to replace the previous main building constructed in 1965.<ref>"We want our church to grow", ''Minden Press-Herald'', February 15, 2008: http://www.nwlanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7741&Itemid=57</ref>Previous Eastside pastors also affiliated with LMBIS were the late Austin T. (A.T.) Powers (1896-1975) of Texarkana and Roy E. Chapman (1932-1994).<ref>Social Security Death Index</ref>  

Richard D. Methvin (born 1960), previously a [[farmer]], assumed the pastorate of Eastside Missionary Baptist Church in Minden in 1998. Originally a mission established by Calvary church in 1955, Eastside Church unveiled a $2.3 million sanctuary early in 2008 to replace the previous main building constructed in 1965.<ref>"We want our church to grow", ''Minden Press-Herald'', February 15, 2008: http://www.nwlanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7741&Itemid=57</ref>Previous Eastside pastors also affiliated with LMBIS were the late Austin T. (A.T.) Powers (1896-1975) of Texarkana and Roy E. Chapman (1932-1994).<ref>Social Security Death Index</ref>