Moody Bible Institute

Moody Bible Institute
Motto	"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15
Type	Private Bible college
Established	1886
Religious affiliation	Evangelical Christian Higher Life movement
President	Mark Jobe
Provost	Dwight Perry
Academic staff	88 full-time
Students	3,442 (2018)
Location	Chicago, Illinois; Spokane, Washington; Plymouth, Michigan; 41°53′50″N 87°37′59″W / 41.8973°N 87.6330°W
Campus	Urban, 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Colors	Blue and White ;
Sporting affiliations	NCCAA
Mascot	Archers
Website	www.moodybible.org

Moody Bible Institute (MBI) is a private evangelical Christian^[2]^[3] Bible college in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. Historically, MBI has maintained positions that have identified it as non-charismatic, dispensational, and generally Calvinistic.^[4] Today, MBI operates undergraduate programs and Moody Theological Seminary at the Chicago campus. The Seminary also operates a satellite campus in Plymouth, Michigan. Moody Aviation operated a flight school in Spokane, Washington until 2017.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "College Navigator - Moody Bible Institute". nces.ed.gov.
^ Gloege, Timothy (2015). Guaranteed Pure: The Moody Bible Institute, Business, and the Making of Modern Evangelicalism. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-4696-3343-5.
^ Laats, Adam (2018). Fundamentalist U: Keeping the Faith in American Higher Education. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-066562-3.
^ "Doctrinal Statement | Moody Bible Institute".
^ "Moody Bible Institute to close Spokane campus | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15.