Baptist Bible College Canada and Theological Seminary

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Baptist Bible College Canada and Theological Seminary
MottoDoctrininally Biblical Distinctly Baptist: The first duty of preachers is to preach!
TypeTheological college & seminary
Active1978–2017
Affiliation Baptist
President Rev. Michael MacDonald
Location,
Canada
CampusSuburban
Colours    Red and white
Website www.baptistbiblecollegecanada.org

Baptist Bible College Canada and Theological Seminary was a college Baptist school and seminary in Ontario. It operated from 1978 to 2017.

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The college operated a distance education school training pastors for Baptist churches in Canada and elsewhere. [1]

Status

The seminary was established by Dr. Harry Strachan Sr. in 1978.

In 1984, the Ontario legislature officially recognized the seminary as a degree-granting institution through the passage of "An Act to Incorporate Baptist Bible College Canada and Theological Seminary, 1984". [2] [3]

In December 31, 2017, Baptist Bible College Canada was closed.

Governance

The seminary was governed by a board of trustees, roughly half of which is made up of members and officials of the Bethel Baptist Church, and a Senate composed of the faculty, school administrators and several trustees.[ citation needed ]

Academic programs

Undergraduate Programs:

Graduate Programs include:

Post Graduate Programs include:

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References

  1. General Information, Baptist Bible College Canada and Theological Seminary website, retrieved July 25, 2014
  2. York University website
  3. General Information, Baptist Bible College Canada and Theological Seminary website, retrieved July 25, 2014

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