Bethany College (formerly Bethany Bible Institute) was a Christian Bible college in the town of

Hepburn, Saskatchewan Hepburn is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 45 kilometres north of Saskatoon. History Hepburn was settled in the early 20th century as a railroad station. Connection made the community grow overnight and many people moved to the ...

, Canada, until 2015.

History

It was established in 1927 by the

Mennonite Brethren Church The Mennonite Brethren Church is an evangelical Mennonite Anabaptist movement with congregations. History The conference was established among Plautdietsch-speaking Russian Mennonites in 1860. During the 1850s, some Mennonites were influenced b ...

es of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the Saskatchewan

Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference The Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (EMMC) is an evangelical body of Mennonite Christians, organized on July 1, 1959. The EMMC was formed from the ''Rudnerweider Mennonite Church'', which was organized in 1937. The ''Rudnerweider Mennon ...

churches. The mission of Bethany College was to ''nurture disciples and train leaders to serve''. It was named after the village of

Bethany Bethany ( grc-gre, Βηθανία,Murphy-O'Connor, 2008, p152/ref> Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ ''Bēṯ ʿAnyā'') or what is locally known as Al-Eizariya or al-Azariya ( ar, العيزرية, " laceof Lazarus"), is a Palestinian town in the West B ...

near Jerusalem, a location of several significant encounters with Jesus, as mentioned in the New Testament. It was announced by the board of directors on December 9, 2014, that Bethany's last year of operation "in its current iteration" would be academic year 2014–15. The school reopened in 2017 as the Thrive Discipleship program. This is a one-year program with the theme of discipleship key to the program

Programs

Bethany College offered four programs of study: * The TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certificate (15 credits) * Diploma of Biblical Studies (2 years) * Bachelor of Christian Studies Degree (3 years) * Bachelor of Arts Degree (4 years)

Facilities

The Bethany College facilities included the Administration Building, which houses classrooms, the Learning Resource Centre (library), chapel, offices, faculty/staff offices, dining hall, and student lounge and mall area; Bethany Place, which houses the Gymnasium/Auditorium, and classrooms; and the Ministry Arts wing, housing music studios, and more teaching spaces. Residential facilities for men are named West and East Court, joined by a lounge; and for women are named North and Centre Court. There is a recreation area, Soccer Field and Courtyard.Campus Facilities
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References

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