The South Pacific Association of Evangelical Colleges (SPAEC) (previously the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges (SPABC)) was an association of independent

evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...

Bible college A Bible college, sometimes referred to as a Bible institute or theological institute, is an evangelical Christian or Restoration Movement Christian institution of higher education which prepares students for Christian ministry with theological educ ...

s that operated from 1969 until the end of 2018. Colleges were located in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

and

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

.George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport (eds), (2015), Encyclopedia of Christian Education, Volume 3, Rowman & Littlefield, p. 78,

Members

Member colleges included: *

Adelaide College of Ministries Adelaide College of Ministries was an Evangelicalism, evangelical, interdenominational Bible college, operating in the period 1982 to 2016.Guiseppe Tauriello, (20 February 2019), Bible college and Rivergum partner in $17 million housing project, ...

Alliance College of Australia Alliance Institute for Mission is an evangelical Christian theological institute based in Rhodes, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. It is affiliated with the Christian & Missionary Alliance of Australia. History In 1971, the Board of Manag ...

(formerly Canberra College of Theology) *

Bible College of South Australia The Bible College of South Australia (BCSA), formerly known as the Adelaide Bible Institute, is an interdenominational and evangelical Bible college in Adelaide, South Australia. It offers courses accredited by the Australian College of Theology. ...

(formerly Adelaide Bible Institute) *Bible College of Western Australia (formerly West Australian Bible College) *Booth College (NSW) (formerly The Salvation Army College of Further Education) *

Brisbane School of Theology Brisbane School of Theology is a Bible college in Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. BST is a Bible-centred, interdenominational and formational training college. It welcomes residential, non-residential, full-time and part-time stude ...

(formerly Crossway College, Bible College of Queensland and Queensland Bible Institute) * Capernwray Torchbearers Australia *

Carey Baptist College Carey Baptist College is a Baptist Bible and theological college in Auckland, New Zealand. It is affiliated with the Baptist Churches of New Zealand. History The college was founded in 1924 as ''New Zealand Baptist Theological College''.Willia ...

Christian Leaders Training College 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 ...

*Dunamis International College of Ministries * Emmaus Bible College *

Harvest Bible College Harvest Bible College was the first Pentecostal theological college accredited by the Australian government. In 2018 it merged with Alphacrucis College. It was a private tertiary education provider, accredited by the Australian government, spe ...

* Kingsley College *

Laidlaw College Laidlaw College (previously known as the Bible College of New Zealand) is the largest theological college in New Zealand. The college offers tertiary courses in biblical, theological, historical and pastoral studies, as well as professional deg ...

(formerly Bible College of New Zealand) *

Malyon College Malyon College is a Baptist college located in Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland. The college is associated with the Queensland Baptists (Australian Baptist Ministries) in Gaythorne, Queensland. It offers degrees through the Australian Co ...

- Queensland Baptist College of Ministries *

Melbourne School of Theology The Melbourne School of Theology (MST) is an evangelical Christian theological college with its main campus in Wantirna, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school has a Chinese department, known as MST Chinese, in which under ...

(formerly Bible College of Victoria) *

Morling College Morling College is a Baptist college in Macquarie Park, New South Wales. It is affiliated with the Australian Baptist Ministries. It is an approved teaching institution of the Australian College of Theology and a registered teaching institution o ...

(offers distance education) * Nazarene Theological College *New Covenant International Bible College *Pathways College of Bible and Mission *

Perth Bible College Perth Bible College (abbreviated as PBC) is an evangelical interdenominational Christian tertiary theological institution, located in the Perth, suburb of , Western Australia. Established in 1928 as the Perth Bible Institute, Perth Bible College ...

Reformed Theological College The Reformed Theological College (RTC) is the theological college supported by the Christian Reformed Churches of Australia, the Reformed Churches of New Zealand, and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia. It is located in the Melbou ...

Sydney Missionary and Bible College Sydney Missionary and Bible College (SMBC) is an independent, evangelical interdenominational Bible college A Bible college, sometimes referred to as a Bible institute or theological institute, is an evangelical Christian or Restoration Moveme ...

* Tabor College Victoria * Tabor College Perth * Tahlee Bible College *

Talua Ministry Training Centre Talua Theological Training Institute, formerly known as Talua Ministry Training Centre, is a Bible College in Vanuatu, run by the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu. It is located near Luganville on the island of Espiritu Santo. Talua was established ...

*World View Centre for Intercultural Studies

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