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Our Mission
- To prepare spiritual leaders for the church of Jesus Christ and
specifically The Wesleyan Church. It is driven by the passion of Christ to reach
a lost world as expressed in Matthew 9:38, Ask the Lord of the harvest . . . to
send out workers into His harvest field. The focus of this mission is to prepare
pastors for local church ministry and missionaries for trans-cultural service.
The breadth includes the preparation of specialized ministers according to the
needs of the Church. The depth is reflected in our requirement that all
graduates demonstrate academic excellence, ministry effectiveness, and holy
character.
Goals
- In the accomplishment of the Mission of the
College, the specific goal of Bethany Bible College is to prepare pastors,
church planters, missionaries, youth pastors, ministers/directors of Christian
education, ministers of music, teachers for Christian schools, and general
Christian service workers.
- In addition, the College continues to assess
current programs to assure that they are meeting current ministry needs. Since
the College is committed to the entire scope of the ministry of The Wesleyan
Church, it seeks to provide the level of education needed by the Church for
various professional ministries and to prepare graduates to fulfill with
competence and effectiveness their calling in these ministries. While the
College gives priority to the education of students from The Wesleyan Church, it
also encourages and welcomes students from other church
affiliations.
General Objectives
Within the framework of its
mission and goals, the College shall strive to fulfill the following objectives:
- To guide students into a greater knowledge of the Bible, the Christian
faith, themselves, and the world.
- To develop within students a deeper
appreciation of biblical values, God's plan for their lives, their spiritual,
social, and national heritage, and their privileges and responsibilities in
contemporary life.
- To assist students in the development of research
skills, critical thinking for independent study, the integration of all
knowledge and experience into a Christian world-view, and the effective
communication of truth.
- To facilitate students in their development of a
well-rounded wholesome Christian personality, physically, mentally, emotionally,
socially, and spiritually.
Our History
- Bethany Bible College was
founded in October 1945, in Woodstock, New Brunswick by the Alliance of the
Reformed Baptist Church of Canada. Known as the Holiness Bible Institute, its
primary purpose was the training of ministers to serve the Reformed Baptist
Church within the Atlantic region. In 1947, the school was relocated to
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and renamed Bethany Bible College.
In 1965, Bethany
relocated a second time to its present location in Sussex, New Brunswick. In
July 1966, the Alliance of the Reformed Baptist Church of Canada joined the
Wesleyan Methodist Church. Two years later in June 1968, the Wesleyan Methodist
Church merged with the Pilgrim Holiness Church to form what is known today as
The Wesleyan Church.
Over the course of time, the College has also made
significant advances in its academic programs. In May 1970, the General Board of
Administration of The Wesleyan Church authorized Bethany Bible College to award
the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion, the basic four-year program for those
entering full-time ministerial service. In 1983, the Province of New Brunswick,
through official legislation, authorized Bethany to grant church-related
degrees. Accreditation was granted in 1987 by the Association for Biblical
Higher Education and reaffirmed in 1997. |
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