African Bible Colleges is an entity comprising multiple
Bible college
A Bible college, sometimes referred to as a Bible institute or theological institute, is an evangelical Christian or Restoration Movement Christian institution of higher education which prepares students for Christian ministry with theological educ ...
in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
. The three campuses offer
university-level education from a Christian perspective, with the aim of training men and women for Christian leadership and service.
History
African Bible Colleges was founded in 1976 with the first campus being opened in 1978 in
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
in West Africa. In 1991 the second college opened in
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...
in Central Africa, and in 2005 a third campus opened in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
in East Africa. Prior to the
First Liberian Civil War
The First Liberian Civil War lasted from 1989 to 1997.
President Samuel Doe had established a regime in 1980 but totalitarianism and corruption led to unpopularity and the withdrawal of support from the United States by the late 1980s. The Nat ...
, ABC operated as a full college and conferred BA degrees after its accreditation in 1983 by the Ministry of Education, but was forced to close because of the war that began in
Nimba County
Nimba County is a county in northeastern Liberia that shares borders with the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire in the East and the Republic of Guinea in the Northwest. Its capital city is Sanniquellie and its most populous city is Ganta. With the count ...
, where the college is situated. The college re-opened in 2008.
Programs
The four-year curriculum is designed to be either terminal or preparatory for further education.
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Sports involvement
African Bible College in Malawi regularly hosts basketball and other sporting events at the national level, including the national All Stars Tournament.
External links
African Bible Colleges
See also
*African Bible College (Uganda)
African Bible University (Uganda), is a private Christian university in Uganda founded and owned by African Bible Colleges.
Location
The campus of African Bible University in Uganda sits on on Lubowa Hill, approximately , by road, south of K ...
References
Education in Malawi
Bible colleges
Educational institutions established in 1976
1976 establishments in Liberia
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
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