In 1905, Edward B. Grant from Antigua took the Church of God to Bermuda. In 1907, after the great earthquake, George Olson arrived in Jamaica with $87.25. He served there for fifty-seven years until his death in 1964. It is difficult to estimate the impact these and other such dedicated servants of Christ had on the lives of people in this area.
It was evident from the beginning that the Missionary Board felt it necessary to pay particular attention to training. This training not only covered theology but also secular/vocational training. The Jamaica Bible Institute was opened on January 6, 1926. In order to assist students in covering the cost of their tuition, a wood working shop was set up at Hope Road. This later became Ardenne High School in 1938. In the southern Caribbean, the West Indies Bible Institute (now called West Indies Theological College) came into being, September, 1950, in Trinidad. In the fall of 1941, Triple C School became the first organized school offering both elementary and secondary instruction in Grand Cayman. It was from this desire to train and educate persons that many elementary and high schools have been developed in different parts of this region.
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