Irish Baptist College
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Campus | Rural Campus university |
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Website | irishbaptistcollege.co.uk |
The Irish Baptist College (IBC) is a
History
IBC was founded as the Irish Baptist Training Institute, on 4 October 1892 in No. 16 Harcourt St.,
On 10 May 2003[7] the college moved into the purpose-built Baptist Theological Centre in the Baptist Centre located outside Lisburn in Moira in County Antrim.[7] A new library (John B. Craig Library) and study area were added in 2010, it is named after Pastor John B. Craig who trained in the IBC in Dublin, before serving in Belfast before emigrating to Canada.
A Women's Ministry Course is run at the Baptist Centre in association with the Irish Baptist College.[8] The Irish Baptist Historical Society is an extension of the Irish Baptist College.[9]
The IBC became a constituent college of the Institute of Theology at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) in 1977, offering MTh and PhD degrees. In 2003 the IBC began offering undergraduate degrees and an MA validated by the University of Wales, Lampeter (UoW), which ceased its international partnerships programmes in 2010. In 2010 the IBC commenced its partnership with the University of Chester validating Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees.[10] It was announced in 2019 that QUB was closing the Institute of Theology, with all existing students to have completed their programmes by 2023.[10]
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.[7]
Organisation
The
Courses
IBC offers degrees accredited by the University of Chester, University of Wales, Lampeter, and IBC awards.
Sport
Football and table tennis are both played at IBC. The current IBC table tennis champion is Josh Patterson after his 2–0 defeat of newcomer Andrew Gray, a victory as convincing as it was surprising. Former champion- Luke Keys.
See also
- Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland
- Irish Baptist College Library
- Baptist Centre
- Queen's University Belfast
- University of Chester
- University of Wales, Lampeter
References
- ^ "Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland". Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ ASIC Archived 2007-12-12 at archive.today
- ^ Irish Baptist College Reviewing Higher Education - Quality Assurance Agency.
- ^ The History of the Harcourt Street Baptists Archived 17 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine by Pastor Louis E. Deens.
- ^ 'The Baptist Heritage : Four Century of Baptist Witness' by H. Leon McBeth, B & H Publishing, 2010.
- ^ David P. Kingdon(1934-2021) by Peter Milsom, Evangelical Magazine, September/October 2021, page 27.
- ^ a b c about Irish Baptist College Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Women's Ministry Course, Irish Baptist Women.
- ^ Education Department - The Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland Moira Baptist.
- ^ a b Higher Education Review (Alternative Providers) of the Irish Baptist College Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), March 2021.
- ^ Irish Baptist College faculty page Archived 2009-01-25 at the Wayback Machine