Emmaus Bible College in Epping

Epping, New South Wales

Epping is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Epping is located 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Ryde, the City of Parramatta and Hornsby Shire and is located in the Northern...

, a suburb of Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, New South Wales

New South Wales

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 is an Australian Bible College

Bible college

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 established in 1954.

It is affiliated with the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges

South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges

The South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges is an association of independent evangelical Bible Colleges. It was formed in 1969. Colleges are located in Australia , Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Zealand.Membership "requires agreement with the Association’s evangelical position with regard...

 and the Sydney College of Divinity

Sydney College of Divinity

The Sydney College of Divinity is a consortium of Christian seminaries and Bible colleges based in Sydney, New South Wales. The College is structured as a federation of member institutions, each of which retains its autonomy and respective theological traditions...

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The college is located approximately 25 minutes from Sydney’s CBD. Emmaus Bible College is a Biblical higher education center which teaches the Bible, with an emphasis on New Testament principles and the integration of a biblical worldview. Emmaus has a Correspondence School division, as well. Courses are available in 105 countries and in 125 languages. Emmaus Bible College has a sister institution in the USA, Emmaus Bible College, of Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....

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The college has about 30 full and part-time students. Emmaus is associated with the Christian Brethren a non-denominational

Non-denominational Christianity

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, loose fellowship of like-minded evangelical

Evangelicalism

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churches. Sixty percent of the student body are derived from the assemblies (Christian Brethren), while the other forty percent derive from other Christian backgrounds. Emmaus offers diploma, Bachelor degree and internal awards in Biblical and ministry-related fields. The College is located in large well sourced facilities. Emmaus Library holds the largest collection of Brethren books within the southern hemisphere. The school offers training for men and women with opportunities to serve in ministry placements as they arise.