At OBI, we want our students to develop to their full potential in every area. Students come to Oneida from many denominational backgrounds or from no religious background at all. We accept every student with the belief that each has been created by God and that Jesus offered His life as a sacrifice for the redemption of all. All students are required to attend daily chapel and Sunday services. It is not our intention to coerce or intimidate any student to become a Christian. We simply share the message of Jesus Christ in words and daily living. We believe that a seed planted today will bear fruit in months or years to come.

Oneida also provides an environment that is conducive to spiritual growth in young believers. Our Campus Ministry program provides opportunities for young people to join with other Christian teenagers in Bible study, worship, prayer and fellowship. Our students are also surrounded by Christian teachers, houseparents and coaches willing to answer a question or simply set a positive example in word and deed.

Our Mission Statement
The mission of Oneida Baptist Institute is to provide a Christian living, learning and working environment in which each of its students, Christian or non-Christian, is diligently challenged to grow mentally, physically, socially and spiritually in order to acquire an Education for Time and Eternity.

Doctrinal Statement

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man; in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood.

We believe that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned and, thereby, incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with sinful nature, and, in the case of those who reach moral responsibility, become sinners in thought, word, and deed.

We believe that the Lord Jesus died for the sins of each person. All who believe in Him receive eternal salvation.

We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into heaven, and His present life there for us, as High Priest and Advocate.

We believe that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will personally return in power and glory and set up His Kingdom, wherein, He will rule and reign in righteousness.

We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and, thereby, become children of God and are eternally secure in Him.

We believe in the resurrection of the saved and the lost, the blessedness of the saved, and the retribution of the lost.

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by indwelling the Christian enabling him to live a more Godly life.

We believe the Bible to be inspired by God according to II Timothy 3:16. It is the supreme and final authority in faith and life.