Bible College – A Greater Blessing to the Churches

… Continued from “Accreditation” … The relationship with the churches of the Assemblies of God of Ceylon has always been special. AGBC students came from the churches, many of whom sponsored their students with sacrifice and every weekend the students would be sent to minister in their churches. But it was clear that there were […]

Bible College – Accreditation

… Continued from “Campus at Jaela” … Academic recognition is important as a Bible college gains maturity. In 1993, we invited the accreditation team of the Asian Theological Association to visit our college and evaluate it with a view to making an application for accreditation. They informed us that our Diploma in Theology was, with a few […]

Bible College – Campus at Jaela

Once the main buildings at Ja-Ela were completed in the latter half of 1983, the school was able to shift into more comfortable conditions. It was an uneasy time in the country with the devastating riots in July, and the civil unrest clouding the air. The school had to function in a new national paradigm […]

Bible College – Reawakening in 1971

… Continued from “Early days” … Elphege and Ila Fernando said they would take the whole building on rent, without renovations, and they would hand it back to the Assemblies of God of Ceylon whenever they needed it. It was clearly by the Lord’s design since they used the school buildings without alteration. The building […]

Bible College – Early Days

… Continued from “Establishing the Ministry – Bible College…” While the work spread to key cities, Colombo, Jaffna, Galle and Kandy, it was in the work of Rev Carl Graves that the first evidence of a Bible School is seen – initially as modular type classes for workers in Galle, in the early 1940’s. Thereafter […]