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'''Whitefield College of the Bible''' is an independent [[theological college]] located in [[Banbridge]], [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]].<ref name=p>{{cite book |title=Paisley |first=Steve |last=Bruce |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2007 |pages=145-146 |isbn=9780191535826}}</ref> It is operated by the [[Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster]]. The college currently holds lectures in Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church in Belfast. The college has no association with any governmental education system and holds [[independent school|independent]] status.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://armaghi.com/news/tandragee-news/free-presbyterian-church-given-go-ahead-to-build-bible-training-college-in-tandragee/214642|title=Free Presbyterian Church given go-ahead to build Bible Training College in Tandragee|first=Micheal|last=McKenna|date=1 July 2023|website=Armagh I|accessdate=29 April 2025}}</ref>
 
==About the college==
 
The college was named after the 18th century Christian Evangelist, [[George Whitefield]].<ref name=ug>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ulstergazette.co.uk/news/2023/04/22/gallery/tandragee-in-line-for-bible-college-42926/|title=Tandragee in line for Bible College|first=Richard|last=Burden|date=22 April 2023|work=Ulster Gazette|accessdate=29 April 2025}}</ref> A portrait of George Whitefield by Samuel McCausland was commissioned for the opening.
 
The college was formally opened on 3 October 1981 by [[Bob Jones III|Bob Jones]], chancellor of [[Bob Jones University]], South Carolina, United States, after receiving the key from the president of the college Reverend [[Ian Paisley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/31012122402?autoplay=1|title=Opening Ceremony of Whitefield College of the Bible|date=3 October 1981|website=SermonAudio|accessdate=29 April 2025}}</ref>
 
The college was situated at Lawrencetown House. The country house and estate of 30 acres was purchased and renovated at a cost of approximately £170,000.<ref>The Revivalist (Church Newsletter), November 1981</ref>
 
In 2016 Lawrencetown House was sold and lectures moved to the Jubilee Complex of the Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church.
 
In 2021, the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster announced they would construct a new purpose built campus in [[Tandragee]], [[County Armagh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armaghi.com/news/tandragee-news/free-presbyterian-church-aims-to-build-new-bible-training-college-in-tandragee/149652|title=Free Presbyterian Church aims to build new Bible Training College in Tandragee|first=Micheal|last=McKenna|date=19 November 2021|website=Armagh I|accessdate=29 April 2025}}</ref> [[Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council]] granted planning permission for the construction of the extension in 2023.<ref name="auto"/> Construction commenced in November 2024.
 
==Branches==
Aside of the main campus being in Northern Ireland, Whitefield has branches of the college in [[Greenville, South Carolina]], United States (formerly sharing the same name but was later renamed the [[Geneva Reformed Seminary]]) and [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Tapestry of Beliefs: Christian Traditions in Northern Ireland |page=125 |publisher=Blackstaff Press |isbn=9780856406331 |year=1998 |first=Norman |last=Richardson}}</ref>
 
==Courses==
 
Whitefield offers a 4-year course which is compulsory for entry into the ministry of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster.<ref name=p /> It comprises
 
* Missionary principles
* Cults & comparative religions
* English
* Systematic theology
* Pastoral theology
* Bible survey
* Christian ethics
* Church History
* Personal Evangelism and Christian doctrine
*[[Homiletics]]
*[[Exegesis]]
*[[Hermeneutics]]
*[[Historical theology]]
*[[Greek language|Greek]] (2-year)
*[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] (1-year)
 
Whitefield also offers a 2-year basic course for Christian workers and those preparing for the mission field. It is the same as the above but without Hebrew language and systematic theology.<Ref name=p /><ref name=ug />
 
==References==
 
[[Category:Christian seminaries and theological colleges in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Presbyterian universities and colleges]]
[[Category:Fundamentalist Christian universities and colleges]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1981]]
[[Category:1981 establishments in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Christian fundamentalist organizations in Europe]]

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Whitefield College of the Bible
Colors Navy and Red
Website freepresbyterian.org/ministries/fpc-bible-college

Whitefield College of the Bible is an independent theological college located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland.[1] It is operated by the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster. The college currently holds lectures in Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church in Belfast. The college has no association with any governmental education system and holds independent status.[2]

About the college

The college was named after the 18th century Christian Evangelist, George Whitefield.[3] A portrait of George Whitefield by Samuel McCausland was commissioned for the opening.

The college was formally opened on 3 October 1981 by Bob Jones, chancellor of Bob Jones University, South Carolina, United States, after receiving the key from the president of the college Reverend Ian Paisley.[4]

The college was situated at Lawrencetown House. The country house and estate of 30 acres was purchased and renovated at a cost of approximately £170,000.[5]

In 2016 Lawrencetown House was sold and lectures moved to the Jubilee Complex of the Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church.

In 2021, the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster announced they would construct a new purpose built campus in Tandragee, County Armagh.[6] Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council granted planning permission for the construction of the extension in 2023.[2] Construction commenced in November 2024.

Branches

Aside of the main campus being in Northern Ireland, Whitefield has branches of the college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States (formerly sharing the same name but was later renamed the Geneva Reformed Seminary) and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[7]

Courses

Whitefield offers a 4-year course which is compulsory for entry into the ministry of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster.[1] It comprises

Whitefield also offers a 2-year basic course for Christian workers and those preparing for the mission field. It is the same as the above but without Hebrew language and systematic theology.[1][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:Cite book
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Template:Cite web
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Template:Cite web
  4. ↑ Template:Cite web
  5. ↑ The Revivalist (Church Newsletter), November 1981
  6. ↑ Template:Cite web
  7. ↑ Template:Cite book
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