Whitefield College of the Bible

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Whitefield College of the Bible is an independent theological college located in Northern Ireland. 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 due to its fundamentalist approach and receives no state funding or support.^{[citation needed]}

About the college

The college was named after the 18th century Evangelist, George Whitefield. A portrait 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, USA, after receiving the key from the president of the college Ian Paisley.

The purchase and renovation of the mansion housing the college cost £170,000 (approximately £455,600 in 2007). It has approximately 5,000 ft (1,500 m) of floor space and sits in 30 acres (120,000 m²) of grounds.^[1]

Office of the college

The principal is Timothy Nelson. John Douglas retired from the post in 2013.

Course

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

Missionary principles
Cults
English
Systematic theology
Pastoral theology
Bible survey
Christian ethics
Personal Evangelism and Christian doctrine
Homiletics
Exegesis
Hermeneutics
Historical theology
Greek (2-year)
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.

References

^ The Revivalist (Church Newsletter), November 1981

External links

Official website

Education in Northern Ireland

Administration

Departments	Department of Education Department for the Economy Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Other government organisations	Education Authority Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment
Sector support organisations	Controlled Schools' Support Council Council for Catholic Maintained Schools Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta

Institutions

Universities	Queen's University Belfast University of Ulster Open University
University colleges	St Mary's University College Stranmillis University College
Further education colleges	Belfast Metropolitan College Northern Regional College North West Regional College Southern Regional College South Eastern Regional College South West College
Agricultural college	College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Theological colleges	Belfast Bible College Edgehill Theological College Irish Baptist College Union Theological College Whitefield College of the Bible
Schools	Irish medium primary Primary Irish medium secondary Secondary Grammar Integrated
Nurseries	Irish medium