Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College

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Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College (MBCBC)
యెమె. బి. బైబిల్ కళాశాల
Former names
Bethany Bible School, [1]
Mennonite Brethren Bible Institute
Motto
APTUM EFFICIANT AD TESTIMONIUM DANT UTILE LIGNUM
Motto in English
Equip to Serve for Effective Witness
Type Seminary
Established1920 [1]
Affiliation Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India
Senate of Serampore College (University), Serampore 712 201,
Hooghly district, West Bengal [2]
Visitor Bishop Anilkumar John Servand, MCI
Principal The Rev. I. P. Asheervadam, D. Th. [3] (Serampore)
Academic staff
10+
Students500+ [4]
Undergraduates 100+ [5]
Location
Rallaguda Road, Shamshabad 501 218, Rajendranagar Mandal, Rangareddy District
,
Telangana
,
India

17°16′22″N78°23′06″E / 17.2726946°N 78.3850377°E / 17.2726946; 78.3850377
Website www.mbcbiblecollege.com
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Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College (India)

Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College (MBCBC), founded in 1920, is a Mennonite Bible College in Shamshabad and is affiliated with the Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India [2] and the nation's first [6] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) [7] [8] with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.

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History

The year 1920 [9] [1] [4] is attributed to the founding of the College in Nagarkurnool [10] under the name Bethany Bible School [10] which later on was moved to its present location in Shamshabad. [11] Over a period of time, the School was rechristened as Mennonite Brethren Bible Institute. [12] The Rev. S. Solomon in A Brief History of Mennonite Brethren Bible Institute [13] recorded the movements of the College to various towns chronologically,

It must be noted that even though the Church Society founded a seminary in 1920, it continued [14] to send its ministerial candidates to STBC-Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary in Ramayapatnam until 1970, when it chose Union Biblical Seminary, Pune and later, CSI-United Theological College, Bangalore. Finally, after gaining University affiliation in the 1990s, [14] it began training its candidates within its Seminary for graduate education.

In 1969 when the Board of Governors of the Andhra Christian Theological College set up an internal curriculum revision committee to introspect their courses, the members of the Kretzmann Commission also visited the MBCBC for a field visit as part of their itinerary [15] led by eminent ecclesiastical personalities who include, The Rev. M. L. Kretzmann, IELC, The Rev. K. Devasahayam, AELC, The Rev. A. B. Masilamani, CBCNC and The Rev. C. S. Sundaresan, CSI.

University Affiliation

Efforts were made by the Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India to affiliate the MBCBC with the Senate of Serampore College (University) ever since the College began offering B.Th. courses from 1989 onwards during the Principalship of The Rev. R. S. Lemuel, [16] CMBCI. It was in 1994 [17] that the Senate Commission visited the College during the tenure of the University Registrar, the New Testament Scholar, The Rev. D. S. Satyaranjan who deputed the Church Historian, Bishop Emeritus J. W. Gladstone, CSI, the Systematic Theologian, The Rev. O. V. Jathanna, [18] CSI and others followed by another Commission led by the Old Testament Scholar, The Rev. Gnana Robinson, CSI and the Systematic Theologian, The Rev. P. Kambar Manickam, [19] TELC, who conducted an academic feasibility following the thorough affiliating regimen of the University and reported to the Senate of Serampore College (University). Subsequently, the College availed the teaching of faculty from the nearest theologiate, the Andhra Christian Theological College for core subjects that included the Old Testament Scholar, [20] The Rev. G. Babu Rao, [21] CBCNC who took up teaching on an adjunct basis and from thereon with the full-time faculty on its rolls, the College built up itself up to the B.D. level. In 1995, the College was provisionally [17] affiliated [22] to the Senate of Serampore College (University) and continues [2] to be an important affiliated institution.

Academics

Course offerings

The MBCBC offers the following three courses, two of which are affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University). For those taking up full-time vocation of Priesthood, the College offers full-time 5-year fully residential B. D. course with University affiliation for Christians of Protestant, Orthodox, Charismatic and the Small and Indigenous Churches. A Diploma level course introducing Christianity is open for people of all faiths, [23] also offered through the University. In addition, the College has initiated a post-graduate diploma in peace studies [24] under the seal of the College.

Course offerings at the MBCBC
Course NameDurationModeAcademic
requirement		Community
requirement		Academic Authority
Bachelor of Divinity [25] 5 yearsResidentialIntermediate Christians Serampore [2]
Diploma in Christian Studies [26] 1 yearDistanceIntermediateOpen to all faiths [23] Serampore [2]
P. G. Diploma in Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution Studies [27] 1 yearDistanceIntermediate Christians MBCBC

Faculty

The faculty of the MBCBC have a minimum of master's level qualification with teaching experience across affiliated colleges of the Senate of Serampore College (University) from various Protestant Church congregations.

Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College Faculty
(as per updated faculty list of the MBCBC uploaded by the Senate) [28]
DisciplineFaculty NameGen
der		DomicileHighest
Degree		Alma MaterUniversity
English language Ms. Christina Lurdhamani Laity F Telangana M. A. FPU, Fresno, CA (United States) [29] Fresno Pacific
Religion The Rev. B. Gnana Manohar, AELC M Andhra Pradesh M. Th. ARRC, Hyderabad [30] Serampore
New Testament The Rev. K. Balakrishnan, [3] CSI M Tamil Nadu D. Th. UTC, Bangalore (Karnataka)Serampore
New TestamentThe Rev. K. Suraj Kumar, CBM MAndhra Pradesh Ph.D. University of Cape Town,
Cape Town (South Africa) [31] 		Cape Town
Systematic TheologyThe Rev. A. Shyam Rao, CMBCI [32] MTelanganaM. Th. Serampore
Missions The Rev. B. Jacob Dhinakar, CMBCI MTelanganaM. Th. Gurukul, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Serampore
Old Testament The Rev. K. Vijaya Kumar, CMBCIMTelanganaM. Th.Faith Theological Seminary,
Manakala (Kerala) [33] 		Serampore
History of Christianity The Rev. Y. D. Jayaker, CMBCIMTelanganaM. Th.FFRRC, Kottayam (Kerala) [34] Serampore
History of ChristianityThe Rev. I. P. Asheervadam, CMBCIMTelanganaD. Th.UTC, Bangalore (Karnataka) [35] Serampore
ReligionsThe Rev. R. N. Peter [36] MPh. D.
Christian MinistryThe Rev. Devahi Selina, AELCFTamil NaduM. Th.UTC, Bangalore (Karnataka)Serampore
New TestamentThe Rev. Ch. Nehemiah ReddyMM. Th.Serampore
Christian MinistryThe Rev. TsuktitulaMM. Th.
Old TestamentThe Rev. Lalfakawmi PachuauMM. Th.

Library

The Library at the MBCBC is well stocked and has three sections [37] and well maintained. In fact, prior to becoming the Principal, The Rev. I. P. Asheervadam used to oversee the library. [38]

Peter Penner writes that the missionary Ms. Emma Lepp [1] who used to teach at the College was entrusted in 1962 [1] with the task of consolidating the library acquisitions. During the later years, there have been overseas Librarians who have guided and helped in the maintenance of the library, which includes, Ms. Shirley Anne [39] of Kansas.

The library is one of the oldest and continues to preserve archival holdings and was referred to by the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College when it initiated the series Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India [40] in the 1990s during the incumbency of the Christian Theologian, The Rev. H. S. Wilson, CSI, the Christian Ethics Scholar, The Rev. Hunter P. Mabry, UMC and the New Testament Scholar, The Rev. Zaihmingthanga, PCI for which the Christian Theologian, The Rev. Ravela Joseph, STBC, [41] and the Religious Scholar, The Rev. B. Suneel Bhanu, AELC [41] were entrusted with the compilation in Telugu language. [41] The library continues to be oft [38] referred [42] to by Scholars with the recent being the Systematic Theologian, James Elisha Taneti who also made use of the resources here in compiling History of the Telugu Christians: A Bibliography in 2011 for the American Theological Library Association.

Student Life and Annual Days

Enrolments at the College have been on an all-time high with the College getting affiliation status with the Senate of Serampore College (University) with candidates for Priesthood hailing from the Indian subcontinent as well as overseas candidates from the African continent. [43] At the end of every academic year, the College awards Diplomas to its students pending final University Degree which is awarded by the Senate of Serampore College (University). For every College graduation, notable Theologians and Ministers with substantial pastoral experience have been delivering the graduation address. In recent times, in 2016, it was the Homiletics Scholar, The Right Reverend K. Reuben Mark, [44] Bishop - in - Karimnagar who delivered the graduation address. For the College Annual Graduation of 2017, the new Bishop, The Right Reverend A. C. Solomon Raj, [44] Bishop - in - Medak was invited to deliver the Graduation Address on 8 April 2017. [44]

Succession of Principals since 1920

Since the founding of the Bible College in 1920, [4] there have been many who led the College beginning with The Rev. Daniel F. Bergthold [4] and down the line, The Rev. N. P. James became the first postcolonial Principal of the College. [13] One of the Principals, The Rev. Paul G. Hiebert was Fulbright Visiting Professor [45] at the Osmania University during 1974-1975. [46]

Period (Years)Principal (Names) Academic Credentials (Earned)
1920-1921,
1923-1928		 The Rev. Daniel F. Bergthold [11] B. A. (McPherson), M. Div. (Moody) [47]
1921-1923The Rev. Johann H. Pankratz [11] Th. B. (Rochester) [48]
1929-1945The Rev. John H. Lohrenz [49] B. A. (Tabor), M. A. (Bluffton) [50]
1945-1952The Rev. Peter V. BalzerB. A. (Tabor), Th. B. (Central), M. A. (Phillips) [51]
1958-1966The Rev. Paul G. Hiebert [52] B. A. (Tabor), M. A. (Fresno Pacific), M. A. (Minnesota), Ph. D. (Minnesota) [53]
1966-1968The Rev. Peter M. HammB. A. (British Columbia), M. A. (Fresno Pacific) [54]
1970,
1974-1980		The Rev. N. P. James [49] B. D. (Serampore), M. A. (Fresno Pacific)
1971-1973,
1989-1993		The Rev. R. S. Lemuel [49] B. A. (Osmania), M. A. (Fresno Pacific) [55]
1973The Rev. D. J. Arthur [49] B. Com. (Osmania), B. A. (Osmania), B. Ed. (Osmania),
B. D. (Serampore), M. A. (Fresno Pacific), Th. D. (Dallas)
1980-1989
1993-2003		The Rev. V. K. Rufus [52] [49] B. A. (Tabor), M. A. (Tabor), M. Div. (Fuller), Th. M. (Trinity)
2003-2004The Rev. S. Solomon [49] B. Th. (Serampore), B. D. (Serampore), M. A. (Osmania),
M. Phil. (Madurai),
2004-2008The Rev. Joy Joseph
2008-2011The Rev. Liangao Soto [56] B. Th. (Serampore), B. D. (Serampore), M. Th. (Serampore), D. Th. (Serampore)
2011-PresentThe Rev. I. P. Asheervadam [49] B. A. (Osmania), M. A. (Osmania), B. Th. (Serampore),
B. D. (Serampore), M. Th. (Serampore), D. Th. (Serampore)

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