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 BBS  principal in 1987. The current principal Mr. Paul Oueis was entrusted with the administration of the school in 2001.

The Baptist Near East Mission recently transformed 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 land in the heart of Beirut.

For more than four decades the BBS has attracted students and teachers with its tradition of excellence and its vibrant and progressive educational environment. The BBS prides itself on 1500 graduates who serve as productive members of society in Lebanon and abroad.

Dr. Finely & Jolia Graham 

Dr.James Regland