 N. W. Bahnman announced the opening of a Bible school in Coghlan (now Aldergrove) on the premises of the Bethel Mennonite Church.Twenty-two people enrolled in the tuition free classes at Bethel, which were taught by three instructors without pay.A society was formed which operated the school for three years (1941–1944), until the Conference of Mennonites in BC assumed full responsibility for the institute.