History
The Baptist Near East Mission, begun by Dr. Finely Graham and his wife, Jolia, began its mission in Lebanon in the early 1950s. In 1956 they founded the Beirut Baptist School. Dr. James Regland was the first principal. Mr. Elias Bitar became the second principal in 1987.Mr. Paul Oueis was the third principal in 2001.Pierre Michel Rahal was entrusted with the administration of the school in 2011.The Baptist Near East Mission recently transferred the ownership of the school to the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development (LSESD). From its modest beginnings in a small two-story building in 1954, the school grew to fill a 6700 m2 plot of prime real estate in the heart of Beirut.
For more than four decades, it has attracted students and teachers with its tradition of excellence and its vibrant and progressive educational environment. The Beirut Baptist School prides itself with 1500 graduates who serve as productive members of society in Lebanon and abroad.
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