Durban Bible College was founded as a ministry
of The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM)
which has its headquarters in Queensburgh,
KZN in South Africa and at Wheaton, Illinois in
the United States. The College was founded in
1957 by TEAM missionary Nolan Balman.

Since its inception, the College has opened its
doors to all racial groups. Students have come
from many denominations to be trained at this
thoroughly evangelical institute. The College has exercised tolerance with other Christian groups
without compromising its doctrinal statement. That said, the school has historically had a special
relationship with the churches founded by TEAM in the Durban area, primarily the Evangelical Bible
Church (EBC) denomination.

From its founding, TEAM missionaries served as principals of the College. But in 1994 the College
entered a new era when a South African took over the leadership role. 

In 1995 TEAM turned over
control of the College to an Independent Board. This board is currently composed of two
representatives from DBC and one each from TEAM, SIM (Serving In Missions), EBC, and The
Evangelical Church of South Africa (ECSA), and acting directing of Alumni and individual local
pastors.

The first DBC campus, consisting of a single building at 30 Sambalpur Road in Merebank, was
constructed in 1965. Various additions were added to the original structure until there was no more
room for growth on the ½ acre campus. In December 2002, a new campus was purchased in the Durban
suburb of Amanzimtoti. Construction of facilities on the Amanzimtoti campus was originally had the
plan to be underway. However, the challenges held the college not to move but selling the Amanzimtoti
campus instead in 2021 as the Board decided. God moves DBC in a different direction in seeking a
new campus in Durban. 

In 2022, DBC purchased the new campus next to the Davenport Square
Shopping Centre at 40 Esther Roberts Road, Bulwer, Berea, Durban, where it provides transportation
accessibility and the urban ministry environment for students engaging the practical works.