 The Divinity School opened in 1921 as the "Silliman Bible School" upon the proposition of Dr. Rank Laubach, a member of the American Board Mission of the Congregational Church in Mindanao.It was envisioned to be a joint Congregationalist-Presbyterian Training School for Visayan-speaking students who are interested in church ministry.As its curriculum was further developed, the Bible School was renamed as the College of Theology in 1935.