Irish Baptist College

Irish Baptist College
Motto Domine Sequor  (Latin)
Motto in English
 Lord I Follow
Type Bible college
Established 4 October 1892
Religious affiliation
 Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland
Academic affiliation
 Queen's University Belfast
University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Chester
Principal Edwin Ewart
Director Nigel Younge
Academic staff
 10
Administrative staff
 5
Location Baptist Theological Centre, The Baptist Centre, Moira, Craigavon, BT67 0HG, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
54°28′46″N 6°11′35″W / 54.479364°N 6.192942°W / 54.479364; -6.192942
Campus Rural
Campus university
Website irishbaptistcollege.co.uk

The Irish Baptist College (IBC) is a college, a department of the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland (ABC)[1] and a Queen's University Belfast centre.[2] It is part of the Baptist Theological Centre which is located in the Baptist Centre and is shared with ABC. IBC is accredited and reached Premier College Status by the Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC).[3]

History

IBC began on 4 October 1892 in Dublin, now Republic of Ireland. In 1964 the college moved to a new campus in Belfast in Northern Ireland. On 10 May 2003[4] the college moved into the purpose built Baptist Theological Centre in the Baptist Centre located outside Lisburn in Moira in County Antrim.[4]

Ethos

While existing primarily to serve the needs of the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland churches and missions department, IBC welcomes candidates from all kinds of Christian backgrounds, and the suitability of its courses for the equipping of men and women for the whole spectrum of Christian service is recognised widely. Students from other denominations include those from Congregational Union of Ireland, Elim Pentecostal Church and Evangelical Presbyterian Church churches. IBC is committed to the absolute authority of Scripture and to the outworking of all matters of faith and practice within a purely evangelical framework.

Campus

IBC is part of the Baptist Theological Centre which is located in the Baptist Centre and is shared with ABC. The campus is in a rural area near to the M1 motorway and within the boundaries of the City of Lisburn. IBC is a campus university.[4]

Organisation

The Principal of the college is Hamilton Moore[5] and the Assistant Principal is Edwin Ewart.[5]

In May 2009 Edwin Ewart was appointed Principal Designate of the Irish Baptist College, and took up the position of Principal of the Irish Baptist College after Hamilton Moore retired in 2010.

Faculty

Courses

IBC offers degrees accredited by the University of Chester, University of Wales, Lampeter, Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and IBC awards.

Sport

Football and table tennis are both played at IBC.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland
  2. ↑ Queen's University Belfast
  3. ↑ ASIC
  4. 1 2 3 about Irish Baptist College
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Irish Baptist College faculty page

External links

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