Grace Bible College is a

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New Lamka Churachandpur District ( Meitei pronunciation: ''/tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/''), is one of the 16 districts in the southwestern corner of the Indian state of Manipur that covers an area of . It is named after the Meitei King Churachand Singh ...

in the

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part of

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. The campus sits in a total of three acres of land.

History

Grace Bible College was established on July 4, 1981 with the motto: Teach, Entrust and Witness (2 Tim 2:2).

About Grace Bible College (GBC)

It is the official Leadership cum Theological and Missiological training institute of the

Evangelical Baptist Convention Evangelical Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Manipur, India. Their main area of presence is in the southern part of Manipur. It currently has a total of 151 churches and is one of the biggest churches among the tribal groups ...

(EBC), a member of the

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(APBF) and the

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(BWA) which has its headquarters at Dorcas Hall,

Churachandpur Churachandpur ( Meitei pronunciation: ''/tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/'') is the district headquarter of the Churachandpur District in the Indian state of Manipur. It is named after the Meitei King Churachand Singh, the Maharaja of Manipur Kingdom. ...

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

Programmes Offered

* Dip. Theology (for X Passed) * Bachelor of Theology (for XII Passed) * Master of Divinity (for Secular Graduates/B.Th. Passed) * MTC (for Lay Leaders in Local Dialect)

Affiliation

It is accredited and affiliated by the

Asia Theological Association Asia Theological Association (ATA) is a Christian organisation of seminaries in Asia. It is a member of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education. The headquarters is in Quezon City, Philippines. History ATA was formally esta ...

Library

The Library was established in 1981 and is part of the Grace Bible College (GBC) since its inception. It has a collection of 12,445 Volumes and 10,300 Titles of books.

References

External links

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