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Evangelical Wesleyan Bible Institute (EWBI), also informally known as the Evangelical Wesleyan Bible College, is a
private four-year
Methodist
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Bible college in
Cooperstown, Pennsylvania
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Geography
Cooperstown is located at (41.499640, -79.873823).
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It is affiliated with the
Evangelical Wesleyan Church
The Evangelical Wesleyan Church, formerly known as the Evangelical Wesleyan Church of North America, is a Methodist denomination in the conservative holiness movement.
The formation of the Evangelical Wesleyan Church is a part of the history of ...
(EWC) and was founded to "preserve and propagate that revival of New Testament Christianity - historic Methodism."
Admissions
Evangelical Wesleyan Bible Institute has an
open admissions
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policy, welcoming "applications from any academically qualified person, regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin".
Academics
Evangelical Wesleyan Bible Institute offers an
Associate degree in Religion, Bachelor of Christian Ministries,
Bachelor of Theology
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, and a
Bachelor of Religious Education
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Majors include Christian Ministry, Christian Missions, Sacred Theology, and Christian Education.
Student life
The Evangelical Wesleyan Bible Institute has an active student choir as well as internship programs with churches affiliated with the Evangelical Wesleyan Church.
References
Bible colleges
Holiness universities and colleges
Methodist universities and colleges in the United States
Methodism in Pennsylvania
Seminaries and theological colleges in Pennsylvania
1963 establishments in Pennsylvania
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