Harvest Bible College

Harvest Bible College
Established 1985
President Brendan Roach
Location Melbourne, Australia
37°54′04″S 145°13′52″E / 37.901°S 145.231°E / -37.901; 145.231Coordinates: 37°54′04″S 145°13′52″E / 37.901°S 145.231°E / -37.901; 145.231
Website www.harvest.edu.au

Harvest Bible College was the first Pentecostal theological college accredited by the Australian government. In 2018 it merged with Alphacrucis College.[1][2]

It was a private tertiary education provider, accredited by the Australian government, specialising in training for Christian ministry. It was non-denominational and Pentecostal in its theology and ethos.

History

In 1985 there was no Pentecostal theological college in Victoria. In response to this, a British AOG pastor, Alun Davies, began Harvest Bible College on the property of the church he pastored. Initially it ran as just a small non-government accredited college. With Scott Wilson and then Kameel Majdali as principals the College then became the first Pentecostal college in Australia to be accredited by the government, and the first to offer a Licentiate. At first a Certificate in Ministry was accredited, then a Diploma in Ministry, then finally a Bachelor of Arts in Ministry or Biblical Studies.

After Brendan Roach became principal (2004) and then president (2011), the College accredited a Graduate Diploma in Theology, a Master of Arts in Ministry and a Doctorate of Ministry with the Australian government. The College has also campuses, in Queensland and Perth, Australia, and abroad in Denmark, as well as smaller rural extension centres and online training. In 2014 the College moved its headquarters from the property of Faith Christian Church to its own building in Scoresby, Victoria.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Harvest Bible College and Alphacrucis merge from December 2018
  2. ↑ Harvest Bible College is excited to announce the merger of two great Pentecostal Colleges in Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2018
  3. ↑ Topsfield, Jewel (23 January 2015). "Bali Nine Andrew Chan comforted inmate after he lost mercy plea". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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