Mt. Carmel Theological Seminary is an extension of the Sacramento Theological Seminary and Bible College.
On the first of September 1985, Rev. John Blouin called a special meeting for the purpose of organizing a local extension seminary in Sacramento. The meeting took place at the Freedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 3485 Fell Street, where Rev. Blouin was the pastor. Present at the meeting were Dr. John Blouin, Rev. A. D. Parker, Rev. James A. Robinson, Sis. Virginia Taylor, and Sis. Vanessa Blouin. The school was to be an extension of Mt. Zion Institute of Texas, Inc., where Dr. Blouin had been an instructor. The school was organized during the meeting. The elected officers were Dr. John Blouin, President; Rev. James A. Robinson, Vice-president; Dr. A. J. Carlisle, Dean; and Sis Virginia Taylor, Secretary.

It was decided that classes would be held on Friday nights, 6 PM to 10 PM. The first class was held on Friday, September 12 at the Freedonia Missionary Baptist Church. It began with six students and three instructors. Dr. John Blouin, Dr. A. J. Carlisle, and Sis. Virginia Taylor taught four subjects, which were plain English, Christian Doctrine, Homiletics, and Bible respectively. The first students were Vanessa Blouin, Virginia Taylor, James Robinson, Aubrey D. Parker, Ricky Ellis, and Sheila Daniels. On November 7th, the school moved from Freedonia Missionary Baptist Church on Fell Street to Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church at 4020 "Y" Street, where Rev. Aubrey Dan Parker is pastor. At Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Ralph Harmon and Prophetess Clara Bembo Nelson became members of the school, bringing the student total to eight.

After the spring break in January of 1986, the school moved back to Solid Rock of Christ Baptist Church at 4171 Soledad Avenue.

Since moving to Solid Rock, the school has become very successful. Before the graduation, Dr. John Blouin became a graduate of the Triune Bible Institute and Seminary of Poulsbo, Washington. Dr. Leroy Mikle is chancellor of Triune. After much prayer and planning, Dr. Blouin broke ties with Mt. Zion Bible Institute of Texas, Inc. and affiliated with the Triune Bible Institute and Seminary of Poulsbo, Washington, as an extension school. This information was given to the students during graduation that year. To introduce the new school, a theology seminar was given in August of 1987. The new school started with 27 students.

In March of 1990, Mt. Zion Bible Institute became fully accredited by Accrediting Commissioner International, a private accrediting agency.

In September of 1993, Mt. Zion Bible Institute changed its name to Sacramento Theological Seminary and Bible College and moved to 3427 Rio Linda Boulevard.

Today, there are a total of 17 campuses stemming from the mother campus in Sacramento, California. The campuses are mostly in the United States with the exception of one in Canada and one in Japan. Mt Carmel is one of the U. S. extensions.

Planning for the Mt. Carmel Theological Seminary, Fresno, California extension began in the fall of 2001 on February 9, 2002. Dr. John Blouin, founder/president of the Sacramento Theological Seminary and Bible College delivered a charter to Dr. John A. Sims granting him the right to initiate a Fresno, California campus.

There are a total of 17 campuses stemming from the mother campus in Sacramento, California. One campus is in Japan, one is in Canada, and the rest are in the U. S. We are accredited by The Bureau of Secondary and Post-secondary Schools in Sacramento, California. We are also accredited by Accrediting International in Bee Bee, Arkansas.