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Cowden Lake Bible Academy

4931 N Bailey Road
Coral, MI 49322

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Tel: (231) 354-6972

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The purpose of Cowden Lake Bible Academy is to glorify God and to walk together in Christian love.

We seek to worship our God, to edify fellow believers, and to win the lost to Christ.

We are an independent, Bible-preaching church in association with the IFCA. Pastor Larry Rolston came to Cowden Lake Bible Church in 1991 and has been faithfully serving the Lord with his wife Judy.

Their son Brian is a youth minister in Iowa; their daughter Nancy and her husband Michael are currently training to be missionaries.

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Nursery/Preschool-9
Enrollment: 15 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

Religious Affiliation

Baptist

Grades Offered

Grades Nursery/Preschool-9

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Student Body

Total Students

15 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

20%

State avg.: 19%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

3 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

5:1

National avg.: 11:1

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

School Motto: Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. - John 14:6

The purpose of Cowden Lake Bible Academy is to glorify God and to walk together in Christian love.
We seek to worship our God, to edify fellow believers, and to win the lost to Christ.
We are an independent, Bible-preaching church in association with the IFCA. Pastor Larry Rolston came to Cowden Lake Bible Church in 1991 and has been faithfully serving the Lord with his wife Judy.
Their son Brian is a youth minister in Iowa; their daughter Nancy and her husband Michael are currently training to be missionaries.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Nursery/Preschool-9
Enrollment: 15 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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