Columbia International University

In 1913 Miss Emily Dick filled in for her sister, who taught a Sunday school class in one of the mill villages in Columbia, SC. She became concerned for the spiritual and material requirements of the workers and their families, so she attended Moody Bible Institute for more training in the Bible. After her return, she realized that a local Bible institute was needed in order to train those who wanted more Bible education. In 1918, Mrs. T. Hal Dick, Margaret Childs, Miss Pamela Moore, Mrs. Elizabeth Tanant and Mrs. Pearl Stone joined Emily in praying for a Bible school.