Whitefield College of the Bible

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city = Banbridge
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Whitefield College of the Bible is an independent theological college in Banbridge, Northern Ireland. It is operated by the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster which also runs the Geneva Reformed Seminary in Greenville, South Carolina. The College has no association with any governmental education system due to its fundamentalist approach and receives no state funding or support.

About the College

The College was named after the 18th Century Evangelist, George Whitefield. A portrait by Samuel McClausland was commissioned for the opening.

The College was formally opened on the 3rd October 1981 by Dr. Bob Jones, Chancellor of Bob Jones University, South Carolina, USA, after receiving the key from the President of the College Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley. The purchase and renovation of the mansion housing the College cost £170,000 (approximately £455,600 in 2007). It has approximately 5000ft of floor space and sits in 30 acres of grounds. [The Revivalist (Church Newsletter), November 1981 [http://www.ianpaisley.org/revivalist/1981/Rev81nov.htm] ]

Office of the College

The Principal is Dr. John Douglas, Senior Minister of Lisburn Free Presbyterian Church.

The President is Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley of the Minister of Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church.

Course

Whitefield offers a 4-year basic course which is compulsory for entry into the ministry. It comprises

*Missionary Principals
*Homiletics
*Exegesis
*Hermeneutics
*Greek (2-year)
*Hebrew (2-year)
*Church History

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