Narramore Christian Foundation

Generous donations ever since that time have enabled this foundation to be a key resource for the development of strategic ministries that meet the spiritual and psychological needs of underserved populations in the United States and, increasingly, in the world. Dr. Narramore's motto, "Every person is worth understanding" fueled his passion to see the needs of others wherever he went. He expanded the focus of ministry to Christian laypeople via an annual Bible conference at Lake Yale, Florida. The conferences, conducted from 1968 to 1991, always had a core theme-properly understood psychology and faithful interpretation of Scripture were compatible! Thousands of people were blessed, marriage and family relationships were strengthened, and personal growth resulted. In 1970, Dr. Clyde Narramore, Dr. Bruce Narramore, his nephew, and the board of directors of NCF embarked on another new venture. Convinced of the need to train and equip Christian professional counselors and psychologists using a strong integration of Biblical truth and psychology excellence, they founded Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology. It was the first U.S. freestanding institution granting doctoral degrees in psychology to receive regional accreditation. Seven years later Rosemead's doctoral program and faculty moved to Biola College. In 1981, Biola's status changed, and its name became Biola University. Clyde and Ruth Narramore wrote Psychology for Living literature.