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The Bible College of Wales (Trinity School of Ministry from 2009–2012), is a Pentecostal Bible college located along Derwen Fawr Road in Swansea, Wales. Originally based in

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...

, Wales, it was founded in 1924 by

Rees Howells Rees Howells (10 October 1879 – 13 February 1950) was the founder of The Bible College of Wales. Howells was born in Brynamman in Carmarthenshire, Wales. When he was 12 years old he left school and worked in a tin mill and coal mine. He later w ...

. In 2009, it was relocated from Wales to England and renamed Trinity School of Ministry, run by Global Horizons. In 2012,

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, an independent Pentecostal congregation based in Singapore purchased and refurbished the property at Derwen Fawr. The college has since been reopened and runs a three-month School of Ministry programme twice a year. The College's current director, is Pastor Yang Tuck Yoong.

History

Prior to starting the Bible College of Wales, founder Rees Howells was part of a ministry in Africa from 1915 to 1920. He left this life behind him to focus on the founding of a training college that could equip the growing number of Christian converts to become missionaries and ministry workers. Inspired by the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois, he started a Bible College in

. Despite having only two shillings when he purchased the first property for the Bible College of Wales, he eventually received gifts sufficient to make up for the shortfall. He went on to purchase four estates for the College Wales - Glynderwen, Derwen Fawr, Sketty Isaf, and Penllergaer. It formally opened at Glynderwen House, Swansea, UK in 1924. Rees Howells was director of the college until his death in 1950. He was succeeded by his son Samuel Rees Howells who led the college until a year before his death in 2004. The college continued to run under Alan Scotland. In July 2009 the Bible College of Wales saw its last graduation. In September 2009, the college operations moved to Rugby under the name Trinity School of Ministry and was run by Global Horizons. In December 2012,

of Singapore purchased the Derwen Fawr site and announced intentions to establish a new Bible school on the site while retaining its original name and honouring its heritage and legacy. It was reopened and inaugurated on Whit Monday, 2015 under the new leadership.

Accreditation

The BCW School of Ministry is accredited by the Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges & Universities to offer a diploma in ministry.

Notable alumni

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* Evangelist Charles W Doss

Bibliography

*''Samuel, Son and Successor of Rees Howells'', by Richard Maton, ByFaith Media, 2012. Covers the story of how the Bible College of Wales was founded, and its full history. *''Samuel Rees Howells: A Life of Intercession,'' The Legacy of Prayer and Spiritual Warfare of an Intercessor by Richard Maton. Covering the prayers of the Bible College of Wales 1939-2002 and the move from Swansea, to Trinity School of Ministry.

References

External links

Bible College of Wales
- official site
Rees Howells
- official site of Rees Howells
Rees Howells, Intercessor DVD
Official DVD on the life of Rees Howells
Samuel, Son and Successor of Rees Howells
The full history of the Bible College of Wales, with many photos of Rees and Samuel Howells, plus the College buildings.
Samuel Rees Howells: A Life of Intercession.
Covering the prayers of the Bible College of Wales, and the reasons for the move to Trinity School of Ministry 1939-2002.
Rees Howells’ God Challenges the Dictators, Doom of Axis Powers Predicted
Rees Howells’ God Challenges the Dictators, Doom of Axis Powers Predicted.
Rees Howells, Vision Hymns
Rees Howells, Vision Hymns of Spiritual Warfare Intercessory Declarations.
Rees Howells, Life of Faith
Rees Howells, Life of Faith, Intercession, Spiritual Warfare & Walking in the Spirit. {{coord missing, Glamorgan Further education colleges in Swansea 1924 establishments in Wales Bible colleges, seminaries and theological colleges in Wales Bible colleges, seminaries and theological colleges in England