PINEVILLE, Ky. — Bill Whittaker, president of Clear Creek Baptist Bible College in Pineville, Ky., since 1988, has announced his resignation effective at the end of the 2006–2007 academic year.
“The time has come for me to turn the leadership task over to another,” Whittaker told trustees in a letter announcing his resignation. Whittaker, 63, noted that “it was my personal desire to remain at Clear Creek until my retirement from full-time ministry. The Lord would not allow that; the time is now. I have submitted myself to His will and will follow His direction.” Clear Creek, a Bible-based school that focuses on preparing students for Christian service, has 212 students.
Whittaker, who served as Kentucky Baptist Convention president in 1980–1981, also was a pastor and international missionary before being elected to head Clear Creek. He and his wife, Rebecca, served four years in the Philippines with the Southern Baptist Convention’s Foreign Mission Board (now the International Mission Board). During his years at Clear Creek, Whittaker led the Kentucky Baptist school to renovate student housing, construct additional housing, eliminate debt, double the school’s endowment and endow four teaching chairs.
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