The Christian Leaders' Training College of Papua New Guinea (CLTC) is an interdenominational Bible college. It was established in 1964 and offers theological study at up to Masters level.

Location

The college is located near the township of Banz, in the Western Highlands Province of

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. The nearest major city is Mount Hagen, which is a 60-minute drive from CLTC, mostly on sealed road. A major medical centre is located approximately 15 minutes drive away, at Kudjip. CLTC is located next to the Sigri

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and Bunem-Wo

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plantations, which are renowned for producing some of the best quality tea and coffee in

. CLTC also has satellite centres in

Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...

and

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's two largest cities.

Campus

Most of the students reside on the campus, which has a population of approximately 500. Many of the residents of CLTC are involved in agricultural support programmes, which help to support the students financially during their studies. The college operates a hatchery which provides day-old chickens for the local markets, abattoir and market gardens. The laying section also provides table eggs that are sold throughout the provinces. Previously it also operated a dairy, but this was shut down for commercial reasons in the 1990s and converted to the abattoir. The Campus also contains its own corner store and medical clinic that services the college and the surrounding local communities. The theological library contains approximately 30,000 books which is one of the largest in Papua New Guinea. CLTC's faculty includes both Nationally and Internationally trained theological lecturers. Its students are drawn from across the

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, including

, the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...

and

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Courses offered

CLTC offers Diploma of Ministry, Bachelor of Theology, and Master of Theology degrees. CLTC also offers a Graduate Refresher Courses and Pastoral courses, and Theological Education by Extension (TEE), a distance programme at Certificate Level. CLTC was a member of the

South Pacific Association of Evangelical Colleges The South Pacific Association of Evangelical Colleges (SPAEC) (previously the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges (SPABC)) was an association of independent evangelical Bible colleges that operated from 1969 until the end of 2018. Colleges ...

(until that association was wound up).

Journal

CLTC publishes the ''Melanesian Journal of Theology'' (MJT) on behalf of the Melanesian Association of Theological Schools. ''MJT'' was established in 1985, and was produced in print until 2012, and exclusively online from 2013.

References

External links

* Schools in Papua New Guinea Religious organisations based in Papua New Guinea Educational institutions established in 1964 Evangelical seminaries and theological colleges Western Highlands Province 1964 establishments in Papua New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-school-stub