Steinbach Bible College is an

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Anabaptist college located in

Steinbach, Manitoba Steinbach () ( Plautdietsch: /ˈʃte̞nbah/ or /ˈʃte̞nbax/) is a city located about south-east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Steinbach is the third-largest city in Manitoba, with a population of 17,806, and the largest community in the Eas ...

, Canada.

History

The college opened in 1936 as a training school for

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and

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churches of Canada. In 1947, it was renamed ''Steinbach Bible Academy''.

Affiliation

Steinbach Bible College holds

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from the

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. SBC shares a campus with

Steinbach Christian School Steinbach Christian School (SCS; formerly Steinbach Christian High School) is a co-educational independent day school in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. The school comprises a Junior School (Kindergarten-Grade 4), a Middle School (grades 5-8) and ...

. Steinbach Bible College is a denominational college supported by four conferences of churches: the

Christian Mennonite Conference The Christian Mennonite Conference, formerly known as the ''Chortitzer Mennonite Conference'' (german: Die Mennonitische Gemeinde zu Chortitz), is a small body of Mennonites in western Canada. History The forerunners of this group came to Manitob ...

, the

Evangelical Mennonite Conference The Evangelical Mennonite Conference is a conference of Canadian evangelical Mennonite Christians headquartered in Steinbach, Manitoba, with 62 churches from British Columbia to southern Ontario. It includes people with a wide range of cultural ...

, the

Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference The Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (EMMC) is an evangelical body of Mennonite Christians, organized on July 1, 1959. The EMMC was formed from the ''Rudnerweider Mennonite Church'', which was organized in 1937. The ''Rudnerweider Mennon ...

, and the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba which is part of the

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches The Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (CCMBC) is a Mennonite Brethren denomination in Canada. It is a member of the Mennonite World Conference and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. Offices of the Canadian Conference of Men ...

Programs

Steinbach Bible College offers several specializations: * Ministry leadership, four-year bachelor of arts * Biblical studies, options for three-year Bachelor of Arts, two-year associate of arts and one-year certificate * Christian leadership (on campus or online), options for three-year Bachelor of Arts, two-year associate of arts and one-year certificate * Marketplace, three-year bachelor of arts * Pre-university, two-year associate of arts, one-year certificate Additionally, the following programs are offered in partnership with other institutions: * Bachelor of Social Work (in cooperation with Booth University College) * TESOL Certificate (in cooperation with Providence University College) * Pre-education (in cooperation with Canadian Mennonite University)

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